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Public library services for the poor : doing all we can

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Holt, Leslie Edmonds, Author.
Contributor:
Holt, Glen E., Contributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Libraries and the poor--United States.
Libraries and the poor.
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] American Library Association 2010
Language Note:
English
Summary:
For many poor people, the library is their only resource for information, literacy, entertainment, language skills, employment help, free computer use, and even safety and shelter. Get concrete advice about programs and support for this group.
Contents:
A library commitment to the poor
Ambivalences about poverty
Doing our people's work
Getting started : principles of success
Getting started : service continuum
What keeps poor people from using libraries?
Communicating with poor constituents
Finding help for your poor : a librarian's guide
General library programs that help the poor
General services : public access computers and their implications
Specific library services that help the poor
The homeless : how should our libraries help them?
Partnerships and collaborations that enrich library services to the poor
Evaluating library services to the poor
Poverty and library essentiality.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
ISBN:
0-8389-9901-8

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