TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cassell,Kay Ann
TI  - Public libraries and their communities: an introduction 
SN  - 9781538112700
AV  - Z678 .C355 2021
U1  - 025.1974 CAS 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Public libraries
KW  - United States
KW  - Administration
KW  - Libraries and community
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and the History of U.S. Public Libraries -- Strategic Planning and the Public Library -- Library Establishment, Policies, and Governance -- Organization and Staffing -- Advocacy, Relationships with External Groups, State and Local Government -- Fiscal Organization of Public Libraries; Funding, Funding Sources and Budgets -- Community and Civic Engagement; Outreach Services -- Services to Children and Young Adults / Lisa Houde -- Services to Adults and Groups of Adults -- Collections and Collection Development -- Marketing and Promotion -- The Post Pandemic Public Library
N2  - "This is the first public library text to look at the administration of the public library as essentially different from that of other library types. It also emphasizes the crucial nature of advocacy, promotion, and marketing and demonstrates how each public library can identify and meet the needs of its own particular community"--
ER  -