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Developing community-led public libraries : evidence from the UK and Canada  Cover Image Book Book

Developing community-led public libraries : evidence from the UK and Canada / John Pateman, Thunder Bay Public Library, Canada, Ken Williment, Halifax Public Libraries, Canada.

Pateman, John, 1956- (Author). Williment, Ken. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781409442066 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: x, 243 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate Publishing Limited ; [2013]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Consultation -- Needs assessment and research -- Library image and identity -- Outreach, community development and partnerships -- Information and communication technologies and social exclusion -- Materials provision -- Staffing, recruitment, training and education -- Mainstreaming and resourcing for social exclusion -- Standards and monitoring of services -- The community-led library service : a blue print for change -- A road map towards the community led library service.
Subject: Libraries and community > Great Britain.
Libraries and community > Canada.
Libraries and society > Great Britain.
Libraries and society > Canada.
Public libraries > Great Britain > Administration.
Public libraries > Canada > Administration.
Public services (Libraries) > Great Britain.
Public services (Libraries) > Canada.

John Pateman has worked in UK public libraries for over 30 years at all levels, including Head of Service in three local authorities. He was a member of the research team which produced the ground breaking Open to All? The Public Library and Social Exclusion. John has written a wide range of articles and books on public libraries and social class, social exclusion and internationalism. He was awarded La Distincion Por La Cultura Nacional by the Cuban government in recognition of his support for Cuban libraries. John was the co-founder of Information for Social Change and he has worked closely with members of the Working Together Project in Canada. He is currently Chief Executive Officer for Thunder Bay Public Library Service in Ontario, Canada. Ken Williment has recently become a branch manager at Halifax Public Libraries. Prior to this, he worked as a Community Development Manager at Halifax Public Libraries, during and post Working Together. In this role, he worked closely with branch and service managers to integrate community-led approaches within library staff work. Ken writes on community-led approaches on the Social Justice Librarian blog and published the award winning article It takes a community to create a library which has been republished in a number of journals including Partnership Journal (Canada), Public Libraries (US), Bis (Sweden), and Information for Social Change (UK). He has also published articles on integrating community led work into branches in Public Libraries, and Asset Mapping in Partnership Journal.


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