Ebook: The Collection All Around: Sharing Our Cities, Towns, and Natural Places

Listen to an interview with the author now!

Public libraries' mission, skills, and position in their communities make them ideal facilitators of public access to local resources. In other words, the collection is all around, and libraries can help citizens discover historical, cultural, and natural riches that they might otherwise overlook. Providing smart planning and implementation advice, this guide shows public libraries how to make the most of these outreach opportunities. Using ideas drawn from libraries from around the country, it covers

This book offers up dozens of great ways that public libraries can leverage their strengths and enrich their communities.