The Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large municipally funded public library in the United States. Although the library was founded in 1848, the original idea was first proposed by French ven
The United States has more public libraries than it has McDonald’s restaurants.?By any measure, the American public library is a heavily used and ubiquitous institution. Popular thinking identifies th
The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing indepe
Wolfe introduces librarians to basic communications concepts and presents step-by-step instructions for developing and implementing a library public relations plan. Sample topics include defining your
Having directed marketing and development for the Denver Public Library and other public and private concerns, Walters explains how library professionals can market their library using advocacy, progr
Before the Public Library explores the emergence of community-based lending libraries in the Atlantic World in the two centuries before the advent of the Public Library movement in the mid-nineteenth
Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and de
Pearlmutter (library and information studies and management and collection development, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) and Nelson, who provides workshops on aspects of public library administration, offer a
The Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study 2007-2008 assessed public access to computers, the Internet, and Internet-related services in US public libraries, and researched the impact of l
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Retired law librarian Selwyn and Eldridge (Grayson County, Texas Law Library) introduce the little known special library by defining the public law library, reviewing its history, and discussing its a
Gadsden Public Library is a monument to the initiative, creativity, and vision of those who dreamed of an evolving, comprehensive library to serve all citizens. Eight foreseeing directors have diligen
