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03462cam a2200553 a 4500 001 787AB01E2AFC11DEA26E6407A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 000330s2000 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 00038050 020 $a 9780838907887 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0838907881 (pbk. : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d MUQ $d XY4 $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d UKV3G $d SOF $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a Z716.4 $b .M39 2000 082 00 $a 021.2 $2 21 100 1 $a McCook, Kathleen de la PenÌa. 245 1 $a A place at the table : $b participating in community building / $c Kathleen de la PenÌa McCook ; with foreword by Sarah Ann Long. 260 $a Chicago : $b American Library Association, $c 2000. 300 $a xi, 118 p. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Sense of community -- Many dimensions of community -- Diverse communities: Challenge to community building -- Visions of community: Toward comprehensiveness and a library presence -- Factors for successful community building: How the work of librarians fits -- Librarians who build community: Voices from the front lines -- Cybercommunity building and librarians -- Closing the circle: Connecting the public library transformation process to community building -- New models of work: Librarian at every table -- Power dies the moment action ceases -- Index. 520 $a While libraries deliver a vital public service within diverse communities, they are often invisible in the community development process initiated by civic planners, activists, and local government officials. Award-winning librarian, educator, author, and activist, Kathleen de la Pena McCook challenges librarians everywhere to get involved early by demanding a place at the community planning and development table. Describing the experiences and insights of librarians who have blazed trails of community involvement and development around the country, McCook outlines practical ways to: Become involved in policy making early and build a grassroots campaign; Connect with powerful partners in the community visioning process; Promote the tangible strengths and assets of the library. 650 0 $a Libraries and society $z United States. 650 0 $a Libraries and community $z United States. 650 0 $a Community development $z United States. 650 0 $a Library outreach programs $z United States. 650 0 $a Coalitions 650 6 $a BibliotheÌques et socieÌteÌ 650 6 $a Relations bibliotheÌque-collectiviteÌ $z EÌtats-Unis 650 6 $a DeÌveloppement communautaire $z EÌtats-Unis 650 6 $a BibliotheÌques $x Services aÌ la collectiviteÌ $z EÌtats-Unis 650 6 $a Coalition 941 $a 13 952 $l IAOX771 $d 20240710093912.0 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430012806.0 952 $l MGPD463 $d 20180907021426.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180102062111.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20160923020947.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160820023819.0 952 $l XNPC367 $d 20130924011445.0 952 $l BDPB251 $m bdpb251 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l BGPE251 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l HUAX887 $m HUAX887 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l PBPC546 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=787AB01E2AFC11DEA26E6407A8D7520A 994 $a C0 $b SOFInitiate Another SILO Locator Search