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  • Subject is exactly "Libraries and community"

Talking back to the public library: measuring and conceptualizing the little free library movement

2016 CALA MW_williams.pdf
In just one decade, North Americans and others have taken their own initiative to create and maintain an estimated 12,000-plus little free libraries right in their front yards. In the U.S., these “take a book, leave a book” boxes harken back 100…

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Developing the State Fire Academy Library through Global Community Engagement

To support the global visions of the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under Dr. Lian Ruan’s leadership, the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library has worked hard on its international outreach…

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CALA Annual 2021 Presidential Program: Libraries as Catalysts for Serving Diverse Communities

What do you know about race, art, civil rights, and the socio-political forces that guided the hip-hop generation? Have you heard of the Building a Pipeline of Community Connection that helps to build a staffing model that fosters diversity, equity…

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