Ask, listen, empower :

Ask, listen, empower : grounding your library work in community engagement / edited by Mary Davis Fournier and Sarah Ostman ; foreword by Tracie D. Hall. - xv, 160 pages : illustrations, 26 cm

"ALA Public Programs Office."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Democracy, community and libraries -- Empowering communities: From public trust to impact -- I'm listening: Reimagining the book club model -- Partnering for greater impact -- Respect and compromise aid school-city partnership -- Ethical and inclusive community engagement -- Community-centered programming: Tools and techniques -- Empowering volunteers to build community -- Culture shift: The path to becoming community-centered -- Civil rights center: Community engagement and special collections -- Strategic planning through community listening -- Building public trust: It starts with the individual.

"This important resource provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues for the betterment of their community, whether it is a city, neighborhood, campus, or something else"--

9780838947401 (pbk.)

2020028181


Libraries and community--United States.
Libraries and society--United States.

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