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From library volunteer to library advocate : tapping into the power of community engagement / by Lehn, Carla Campbell,author.(CARDINAL)793187;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Why volunteers? -- Volunteerism trends changing the landscape -- Why people volunteer -- Volunteer recruitment -- Success factors for volunteer engagement -- How it all gets done -- Administrative and legal issues -- Volunteer engagement strategy summary."This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource."--
Subjects: Volunteer workers in libraries; Libraries and community; Libraries;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A Look at Iredell County and the library system : an analysis of the community and the Iredell County Library system / by Furches, Margaret A.;
Subjects: Public libraries; Libraries and community.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Community information : what libraries can do : a consultative document / by Library Association.Working Party on Community Information.(CARDINAL)515458;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Community information services; Libraries and community; Public libraries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A place at the table : participating in community building / by McCook, Kathleen de la Peña.(CARDINAL)206790;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Libraries and society; Libraries and community; Community development; Library outreach programs; Coalitions.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Community college libraries & librarians and student success : findings from surveys of librarians & other library staff, students, and faculty, plus a professional development survey of library leaders / by Lance, Keith Curry,author.; Schwarz, Bill,author.; Rodney, Marcia J.,author.; Edgecombe Community College.(CARDINAL)216485; North Carolina State Library.(CARDINAL)163937; Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)(CARDINAL)280052; RSL Research Group.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 173).Introduction -- Survey of librarians & other library staff: responses -- Survey of librarians & other library staff: analysis -- Student outcomes and institutional performance -- Student survey: responses -- Student surveys: analysis -- Demographic differences in student responses -- Faculty survey: responses -- Faculty survey: analysis -- Demographic differences in faculty responses -- Library ratings & performance measures status -- Professional development needs assessment -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices.Edgecombe Community College Library managed this project on behalf of all participating North Carolina community college libraries. It was funded by the State Library of North Carolina via a sub-grant of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Subjects: North Carolina Community College System; Community college libraries; Academic achievement; Community college students; Community college teachers; Community colleges;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Citizen participation in library decision-making : the Toronto experience / by Marshall, John,1919-(CARDINAL)177421;
Includes bibliographies and index.
Subjects: Public libraries; Libraries and state; Libraries and community; Public libraries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This is what a librarian looks like : a celebration of libraries, communities, and access to information / by Cassidy, Kyle,author.(CARDINAL)340494;
Introduction: Alexandria is still burning -- America's first lending library: The Library Company of Philadelphia -- A library of mud: Steve Tinney and the Tablet Room at the University of Pennsylvania -- To serve everybody: Nick Higgins, Rikers Island, and the Brooklyn Public Library -- The little library that tried: Mary Anne Antonellis and the M. N. Spear Memorial Library, Shutesbury, Massachusetts -- History you can hold: Julie Bartlett Nelson and the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library, Northampton Massachusetts -- The American Girl: Briony Zlomke Beckstrom and the Franklin Public Library, Franklin, Wisconsin -- Bringing the library to you: Bretagne Byrd and the Lewis & Clark Bookmobile, Montana -- A Public Space: Tina Ely and the Greybull Public Library, Wyoming -- The Cathedral of Learning: Candice Mack and the Los Angeles Central Library -- Archiving the past: Texas A&M and the University of Iowa: plus George R. R. Martin gives me some thoughts on libraries -- Afterword: Home again -- Words from guest authors: Neil Gaiman; Amy Dickinson; Cory Doctorow; Jeff Vandermeer; John Scalzi; Jude Deveraux; Amanda Palmer; Nancy Pearl; Paula Poundstone; Sara Farizan; Peter Sagal; Samira Ahmed; Sangu Mandanna.An inspiring tribute in text and photos to librarians and libraries in all fifty American states and Canada describes the diverse backgrounds and motivations of today's librarians and includes original essays by such contributors as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, and Paula Poundstone.
Subjects: Portraits.; Quotations.; Librarians; Librarians; Libraries;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 18
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Advancing a culture of creativity in libraries : programming and engagement / by Lotts, Megan,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I: Creative Library Culture -- Creativity is not a Superpower -- Active Learning and Play -- Creativity and Teambuilding -- Engagement and Partnerships -- Assessment -- Part II. Ideas in Action -- Making it Happen -- LEGO -- The Bubbler -- Zines -- Button-making -- Rutgers Art Library Exhibition Spaces -- Experimentation Station -- Faculty Writing Retreat -- Urban Sketching -- Appendix A. Rutgers University Libraries-New Brunswick Events, Exhibits, Outreach, and Engagement Assessment Form -- Appendix B. Creativity Worksheet."This book shows academic and public libraries the many benefits of nurturing a culture of creativity, offering hands-on guidance on encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, launching active-learning events that highlight collections and services, fostering goodwill and trust-building, and forming partnerships that promote library visibility"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Rutgers University. Libraries; Libraries and community.; Libraries; Libraries; Creative thinking.; Libraries and community; Libraries; Libraries; Creative thinking;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Outreach services for teens : a starter guide / by Snow, Jess,1970-author.; Bernier, Anthony,writer of forward.(CARDINAL)314636;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-79) and index.What outreach may look like -- How to create partnerships -- The role of staff in providing outreach -- How to identify goals and outcomes for outreach services -- Incorporating technology into your outreach -- How to create a core collections for outreach -- Appendix: Resources -- Outreach plan for teen librarians -- Memorandum of understanding (Mou) example -- Restricted materials for a juvenile detention facility -- Survey to gather input from teens in a juvenile detention facility -- National organizations serving teens -- Selection tools -- Core titles for teen outreach -- Booktalks to hook teens on books -- Sample book checkout sheet -- Staff training resources -- How to stay safe in partner's facility -- Open-source and free software to download."This book provides readers with a working definition of outreach services, shares tools to create successful partners, explores what successful outreach service looks like, and examines ways to evaluate outreach services"--
Subjects: Libraries and teenagers; Library outreach programs; Libraries and community; Young adults' libraries;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Onslow County report : "The library and the real world get together" / by Onslow County Public Library.; Burgin, Robert.(CARDINAL)177499;
Subjects: Onslow County Public Library.; Libraries and community.; Public libraries; North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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