Civic Librarianship

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Civic Librarianship

Author	: Ronald B. McCabe
File Size	: 47,9 Mb
Publisher	: Scarecrow Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 08 May 2024
ISBN	: 0810839059
Pages	: 200 pages

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Civic Librarianship by Ronald B. McCabe Book PDF Summary

After decades of cultural warfare and political gridlock, the U.S. is beginning to find its balance thanks to a major cultural shift toward strengthening communities and other endangered social structures. Civic Librarianship explores the ideas of this new community movement and shows how they can transform public libraries by offering a renewed sense of purpose and powerful new strategies for development.

Civic Librarianship by Ronald B. McCabe

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