Libraries and community
Featured — award winners and classics first, when available. Use “Show different books” for a new selection.
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Pop goes the library
Libraries, coalitions, & the public good
Advocating libraries
Dewey
The Metropolitan library
Dewey
Adult programs in the library
Helping the difficult library patron
Public libraries going green
Reading matters
The new inquisition
The library as place
Without A Net
Serving Latino communities
Access to libraries and information
The Medical Library Association guide to health literacy
Online community information
Public relations for librarians
Beyond Article 19
The Public Library
The small public library survival guide
Grassroots library advocacy
Boston Marathon Memorial Book
The booktalker's bible
The new librarianship field guide
The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change
Crisis in employment
The little free library book
Watering the roots in a democracy
Reading allowed
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