The Resource A place at the table : participating in community building, Kathleen de la Peña McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long
A place at the table : participating in community building, Kathleen de la Peña McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long
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- Summary
- While libraries deliver a vital public service within diverse communities, they are often invisible in the community development process initiated by civic planners, activists, and local government officials. Award-winning librarian, educator, author, and activist, Kathleen de la Pena McCook challenges librarians everywhere to get involved early by demanding a place at the community planning and development table. Describing the experiences and insights of librarians who have blazed trails of community involvement and development around the country, McCook outlines practical ways to: Become involved in policy making early and build a grassroots campaign; Connect with powerful partners in the community visioning process; Promote the tangible strengths and assets of the library
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 118 p.
- Contents
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- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Sense of community
- Many dimensions of community
- Diverse communities: Challenge to community building
- Visions of community: Toward comprehensiveness and a library presence
- Factors for successful community building: How the work of librarians fits
- Librarians who build community: Voices from the front lines
- Cybercommunity building and librarians
- Closing the circle: Connecting the public library transformation process to community building
- New models of work: Librarian at every table
- Power dies the moment action ceases
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780838907887
- Label
- A place at the table : participating in community building
- Title
- A place at the table
- Title remainder
- participating in community building
- Statement of responsibility
- Kathleen de la Peña McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- While libraries deliver a vital public service within diverse communities, they are often invisible in the community development process initiated by civic planners, activists, and local government officials. Award-winning librarian, educator, author, and activist, Kathleen de la Pena McCook challenges librarians everywhere to get involved early by demanding a place at the community planning and development table. Describing the experiences and insights of librarians who have blazed trails of community involvement and development around the country, McCook outlines practical ways to: Become involved in policy making early and build a grassroots campaign; Connect with powerful partners in the community visioning process; Promote the tangible strengths and assets of the library
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCook, Kathleen de la Peña
- Dewey number
- 021.2
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Z716.4
- LC item number
- .M39 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Libraries and society
- Libraries and community
- Community development
- Library outreach programs
- Coalitions
- Label
- A place at the table : participating in community building, Kathleen de la Peña McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long
- Bar code
- 31223073992050
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Sense of community -- Many dimensions of community -- Diverse communities: Challenge to community building -- Visions of community: Toward comprehensiveness and a library presence -- Factors for successful community building: How the work of librarians fits -- Librarians who build community: Voices from the front lines -- Cybercommunity building and librarians -- Closing the circle: Connecting the public library transformation process to community building -- New models of work: Librarian at every table -- Power dies the moment action ceases -- Index
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 118 p.
- Isbn
- 9780838907887
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00038050
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780838907887
- System control number
- 43884461
- Label
- A place at the table : participating in community building, Kathleen de la Peña McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long
- Bar code
- 31223073992050
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Sense of community -- Many dimensions of community -- Diverse communities: Challenge to community building -- Visions of community: Toward comprehensiveness and a library presence -- Factors for successful community building: How the work of librarians fits -- Librarians who build community: Voices from the front lines -- Cybercommunity building and librarians -- Closing the circle: Connecting the public library transformation process to community building -- New models of work: Librarian at every table -- Power dies the moment action ceases -- Index
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 118 p.
- Isbn
- 9780838907887
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00038050
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780838907887
- System control number
- 43884461
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