Partnerships and collaborations in public library communities : resources and solutions / [edited by] Karen Ellis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellis, Karen, 1961-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and community--Case studies.

Libraries and community.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 230 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pa. : Information Science Reference, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book shows how partnerships can be cultivated through projects, programming, funding, and extending the library's presence through unique avenues, offering librarians a better understanding of what might be possible for their situational requirements and limitations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Neighborhood Resource Center : the library partnership / Sol M. Hirsch, Alachua County (Florida) Library District, USA

Waking up the neighborhood : partnerships with local businesses and art communities / Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, Warren, OH, USA

El Dorado County libraries in collaboration with First 5 of El Dorado Children and Families Commission and partnering agencies / Carolyn Brooks, El Dorado Hills Branch Library, El Dorado County, CA, USA

In quest of academic achievement : a public library's partnerships in Onitsha, Anambra State, South East Nigeria / Nkem Ekene Osuigwe, Onitsha Public Library, Anambra, Nigeria

Lights, camera, library : building community through world class film / Barbara Brattin, Wilkinson Public Library, Telluride, CO, USA

A new evolution in science collaboration / Erica Segraves, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, Broomfield, CO, USA

Cross-generational learning case study : a working partnership between Malahide Library and Malahide (Post-Primary) Community School / Susan Lovatt, Malahide Library, Fingal County Libraries, Ireland

Partnering to promote financial literacy : the Orange County Library System experience / Paolo Melillo, Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL, USA

The Hampstead Carbon Challenge / Peggy Thrasher, Dover Public Library, Dover, NH, USA

Second chance / Kathleen Houlihan, Austin Public Library, Austin, TX, USA

A rite of passage : New York Public Library Passages Academy / Lindsy D. Serrano, New York Public Library, NY, USA

Bridging the divide / Hillary Dodge and Erica Rose, Clearview Library District, Colorado, USA

A furry partnership / Mary L. Hall, Bedford Public Library, Bedford, IN, USA

A tale of two schools / Karen Ellis, Taylor Public Library, Taylor, TX, USA.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed January 23, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781613503881 (ebook)

OCLC:

777401173