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Author:

Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- author.

Title:

Public libraries, public policies, and political processes : serving and transforming communities in times of economic and political constraint / Paul T. Jaeger, Ursula Gorham, John Carlo Bertot, and Lindsay C. Sarin.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xviii, 180 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Public libraries--Political aspects--United States.
Public libraries--Government policy--United States.
Public libraries--United States--Finance.
Libraries and society--United States.

Other Authors:

Gorham, Ursula, 1975- author.
Bertot, John Carlo, author.
Sarin, Lindsay C., author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Politics, policies, and public libraries -- The development of public libraries as a public good in the United States -- The evolution of policies affecting public libraries in the United States -- Prevailing governance and economic ideologies -- Changes in public libraries and changes in communities -- Engagement and valuation of the public good -- Demonstrating library value and advocating for support -- The public library in the local political process.

ISBN:

144223346X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781442233461 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)866614867

LCCN:

2014001961

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)