Summary: "Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027.7 DAWDowd, Ryan
Summary: "Homelessness is a perennial topic of concern at libraries. In fact, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many homeless individuals as staff at shelters do. In this book Dowd, executive director of a homeless shelter, spotlights best practices drawn from his own shelter's policies and training materials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions 2018
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 020 DOWStephens, Michael T.
Summary: "Associate Professor at San Jose State University, Stephens encourages curiosity and creativity in his students and all library workers by connecting trends from outside the profession to its bedrock values. With a humanist lens, he reflects on such topics as: how libraries can empower kindness; developing a coterie of kindred spirits at conferences outside libraryland; inspiring creativity in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020.23 STEStephens, Michael T.
Summary: A search for "librarians and empathy" won't get many hits, but empathy is key in collaboration among cross-cultural partners in a technological environment. Stephens believes that in order to create institutions that expand minds and craft futures-- especially in a time of falling budgets and rising use-- libraries must not be just hyperlinking establishments, but must also engage with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020.23 STELankes, R. David
Summary: "Libraries have existed for millennia, but today the library field is searching for solid footing in an increasingly fragmented (and increasingly digital) information environment. What is librarianship when it is unmoored from cataloging, books, buildings, and committees? In The Atlas of New Librarianship, R. David Lankes offers a guide to this new landscape for practitioners. He describes a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Reference Office Reference, Call number: OFR 020.1 LanAlexander, Heather
Summary: From books to puppet shows, from author signings to computer research and from special collections to very important rules, readers learn about libraries and the value of reading, sharing, and community in this book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E AleCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Set Shine Light Alexander 2019Durrance, Joan C.
Contents: The urgent need to tell the library story more effectively -- Outcomes : an approach that shows the value of libraries -- The "How Libraries and Librarians Help" outcome model : applying contextual approaches to outcome evaluation -- Step one, getting started : preparing to conduct an outcomes study -- Step two, collecting data for outcomes : approaches and tools -- Step three, analyzing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2005
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1 available in Reference Office Reference, Call number: OFR 027 DURWiegand, Wayne A.
Summary: "Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library authorities have argued that the public library functions primarily as a civic institution necessary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020 WIEAldrich, Margret
Summary: "In 2009, Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library as a memorial to his mom. Five years later, this simple idea to promote literacy and encourage community has become a movement. Little Free Libraries-freestanding front-yard book exchanges-now numbertwenty thousand in seventy countries. The Little Free Library Book tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020 ALDSampson, Freya
Summary: "June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SAMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAMRoss, Catherine Sheldrick.
Contents: The company of readers / Catherine Ross -- Becoming a reader : childhood years / Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie -- Young adults and reading / Paulette Rothbauer -- Adult readers / Catherine Ross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Libraries Unlimited 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028.9 ROSContents: Bake a book and they will come / by Iona R. Malanchuk -- Establishing a library docent program / by Mary H. Nino -- Friends in need : involving friends of the library in community outreach programs / by Vera Gubnitskaia -- Lifesaving library outreach / by Felicia A. Smith -- Planning a library anniversary celebration / by Mary H. Nino -- Reading matters in mentor : library services at the pools...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2010
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1 available in Reference Desk, Call number: RDK 021.2 LIBMaxwell, Nancy Kalikow.
Contents: Libraries as sacred, secular institutions -- Librarians perform sacred functions -- Librarians and libraries organize chaos -- Librarians and libraries bestow immortality -- Librarians and libraries uplift individuals and society -- Libraries provide sacred, secular space -- Librarians and libraries promote community -- Librarians and libraries transmit culture to future generations --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 MAXRaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCavalier, Darlene
Summary: Learn how monitoring the night sky, mapping trees, photographing dragonflies, and identifying mushrooms can help save the world! Citizen science is the public involvement in the discovery of new scientific knowledge. A citizen science project can involve one person or millions of people collaborating towards a common goal. It is an excellent option for anyone looking for ways to get involved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press Inc. 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 CAVRobbins, Louise S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2000