Tactical Urbanism for Librarians: Quick, Low-Cost Ways to Make Big Changes

Munro, Karen. Tactical Urbanism for Librarians: Quick, Low-Cost Ways to Make Big Changes. ALA Editions, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1558-5

Description
Heard of LibraryBox, Shelflogic, or EveryLibrary? These are examples of librarians practicing tactical urbanism ... a global grassroots movement to improve cities by and for the people who live in them. In this quick start guide, Munro offers examples from cities and libraries that show where tactical urbanism is happening now and making a difference.

Table of Contents 
Chapter One    An Introduction to Tactical Urbanism

Chapter Two    Tactical Urbanism Case Studies

Sidebar: Some Useful Urbanism Concepts

Chapter Three    A Realistic Tactical Approach

Sidebar: How about Tactical Business Practices?

Chapter Four    Library Case Studies

Chapter Five    Library Meets City

Chapter Six    Coming Back to Earth

Chapter Seven    A Library Leader’s Guide to Building a Tactical Library

Chapter Eight    Twelve Steps to Becoming a Tactical Library Interventionist

Sidebar: Tactical Follow-Ups: Where to Find More

Chapter Nine    Summing Up

Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes

 

Jaeger, Paul T., Ursula Gorham, John Carlo Bertot, and Lindsay C. Sarin. Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes: Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Description
The main message of this book is that there is a pressing need for public librarians and other supporters of public libraries to be:

• Aware of the political process and its implications for libraries;
• Attuned to the interrelationships between policy and politics; and
• Engaged in the policy process to articulate the need for policies that support public libraries. 

By offering data and real world examples, the authors present proposals for professional, policy-making, and political strategies that can strengthen the public library and its ability to meet the needs of individuals and communities.


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Chapter 1: Politics, Policies, and Public Libraries
Chapter 2: The Development of Public Libraries as a Public Good in the United States
Chapter 3: The Evolution of Policies Affecting Public Libraries in the Unites States
Chapter 4: Prevailing Governance and Economic Ideologies
Chapter 5: Changes in Public Libraries and Changes in Communities
Chapter 6: Engagement and Valuation of the Public Good
Chapter 7: Demonstrating Library Value and Advocating for Support
Chapter 8: The Public Library in the Local Political Process

Transforming Libraries, Building Communities: The Community-Centered Library

Edwards, Julie Biando, Melissa S. Robinson, and Kelley Rae Unger. Transforming Libraries, Building Communities: The Community-Centered Library. Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-8108-9181-4

Description
Oriented toward public libraries, this the book focuses on how libraries can become more community centered and, by doing so, how they can transform both themselves and their communities. The authors argue that focusing on building community through innovative and responsive services and programs will be the best way for the public library to reposition itself in the years to come.

Table of Contents
Foreword by Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Introduction
Part 1
Chapter 1 - Community-Centered Library Services: Their Importance and Relevance
Chapter 2 - Community-Centered Libraries: The Hearts of Revitalized Communities
Chapter 3 - The Future of Libraries, Now
Part 2
Chapter 4 - Allocate the Resources
Chapter 5 - Think Like a Programmer
Chapter 6 - Networking
Chapter 7 - Collaborations
Chapter 8 - Get Grants
Part 3
Chapter 9 - Libraries as Centers of Civic Action
Chapter 10 - Libraries as Centers for Sustainability
Chapter 11 - Libraries as Cultural Reflections of the Community
Chapter 12 - Libraries as Community Centers for Diverse Populations
Chapter 13 - Libraries as Centers for the Arts
Chapter 14 - Libraries as Universities
Chapter 15 - Libraries as Champions of Youth
Conclusion

Public Engagement

Public Engagement. SPEC Kit 312. Association of Research Libraries, September 2009.

Description

This SPEC Kit explores the ways in which traditional “outreach” programs in academic libraries are evolving to address the emergent concept of “public engagement” at the institutional level and the degree to which the library is integrated into campus-level efforts to promote public engagement. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of mission statements, descriptions of library engagement programs, examples of awards program, scholarship of engagement information, and job descriptions.

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