Ask, listen, empower : grounding your library work in community engagement / / edited by Mary Davis Fournier and Sarah Ostman ; foreword by Tracie D. Hall.
"ALA Public Programs Office.". Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Democracy, community and libraries / Nancy Kranich -- Empowering communities: From public trust to impact / Erica Freudenberger and Susan Hildreth -- I'm listening: Reimagining the book club model / Hadiya Evans -- Partnering for greater impact / Cindy Fesemyer -- Respect and compromise aid school-city partnership / Erica Freudenberger -- Community-centered programming: Tools and techniques / Audrey Barbakoff -- Ethical and inclusive community engagement / Ellen Knutson and Quanetta Batts -- Culture shift: The path to becoming community-centered / Erica Freudenberger and Susan Hildreth -- Empowering volunteers to build community / Nancy Kim Phillips -- Civil rights center: Community engagement and special collections / Tasneem A. Grace and Andrea Blackman -- Strategic planning through community listening / Amber Williams -- Building public trust: It starts with the individual / Sarah Goodwin Thiel.
Summary:
"This important resource provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues for the betterment of their community, whether it is a city, neighborhood, campus, or something else"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.