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Library Futures for the technology-positive future of libraries

February 2, 2021February 8, 2021 Kimberly Silk

Library Futures is a newly formed advocacy group focused on supporting libraries in the digital age in their efforts to provide equitable access to knowledge.

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Advocacy Public Libraries

Article: National Library Week Reminding People the Impact of Public Libraries

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 Kimberly Silk

This article appeared on the Fox Illinois web site on April 13, 2017. The article profiles Champaign Public Library, and how the proposed federal budget, which

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Advocacy Public Libraries

Pew: The public is interested in new services and thinks libraries are important to communities

September 29, 2015 Kimberly Silk

American libraries are buffeted by cross currents. Citizens believe that libraries are important community institutions and profess interest in libraries offering a range of new

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Advocacy Public Libraries

What the ‘death of the library’ means for the future of books

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014 Kimberly Silk

This article by S.E. Smith appears in The Week: Forbes contributor Tim Worstall wants us to close public libraries and buy everyone an AmazonKindle with an unlimited subscription. “Why wouldn’t

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Advocacy Public Libraries

Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation (2007)

August 5, 2007August 22, 2014 Kimberly Silk

This study was commissioned by the Americans for Libraries Council as part of their larger program, “Building Knowledge for Library Advocacy”. This study, published in

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