Partnerships and collaborations in public library communities resources and solutions / [electronic resource] : Karen Ellis, editor. - Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), [2012] - electronic texts (192 p.) : digital files.

Includes bibliographical references.

Neighborhood Resource Center : the library partnership / Sol M. Hirsch, Alachua County (Florida) Library District, USA -- Waking up the neighborhood : partnerships with local businesses and art communities / Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, Warren, OH, USA -- El Dorado County libraries in collaboration with First 5 of El Dorado Children and Families Commission and partnering agencies / Carolyn Brooks, El Dorado Hills Branch Library, El Dorado County, CA, USA -- In quest of academic achievement : a public library's partnerships in Onitsha, Anambra State, South East Nigeria / Nkem Ekene Osuigwe, Onitsha Public Library, Anambra, Nigeria -- Lights, camera, library : building community through world class film / Barbara Brattin, Wilkinson Public Library, Telluride, CO, USA -- A new evolution in science collaboration / Erica Segraves, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, Broomfield, CO, USA -- Cross-generational learning case study : a working partnership between Malahide Library and Malahide (Post-Primary) Community School / Susan Lovatt, Malahide Library, Fingal County Libraries, Ireland -- Partnering to promote financial literacy : the Orange County Library System experience / Paolo Melillo, Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL, USA -- The Hampstead Carbon Challenge / Peggy Thrasher, Dover Public Library, Dover, NH, USA -- Second chance / Kathleen Houlihan, Austin Public Library, Austin, TX, USA -- A rite of passage : New York Public Library Passages Academy / Lindsy D. Serrano, New York Public Library, NY, USA -- Bridging the divide / Hillary Dodge and Erica Rose, Clearview Library District, Colorado, USA -- A furry partnership / Mary L. Hall, Bedford Public Library, Bedford, IN, USA -- A tale of two schools / Karen Ellis, Taylor Public Library, Taylor, TX, USA.

Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book shows how partnerships can be cultivated through projects, programming, funding, and extending the library's presence through unique avenues, offering librarians a better understanding of what might be possible for their situational requirements and limitations"--Provided by publisher.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781613503881 (ebook)

10.4018/978-1-61350-387-4 doi




Libraries and community--Case studies.

Adult literacy programs Business-library partnerships Collaboration Community awareness Community outreach Educational programming Employment workshops Funding Libraries and communities Library management Partnerships


Electronic books.

Z716.4 / .P37 2012e

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