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Advocacy Public Libraries

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

September 29, 2015September 30, 2021 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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Advocacy Public Libraries

Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development (2007)

August 5, 2007August 22, 2014 Kimberly Silk

The study was commissioned by the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) in January 2007 and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Geraldine R.

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Advocacy Public Libraries

The Engaged Library: Chicago Stories of Community Building (2005)

August 5, 2005September 30, 2021 Kimberly Silk

This study was conducted by the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University in December 2005. The study was initiated the Urban Libraries Council and

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