num_pages: 272
description: Information professionals and educators can help patrons find their own stories in libraries―not only as readers, but also as writers. Stories, whether fiction, nonfiction, or verse, often have research behind them, and libraries and archives constitute powerful resources that authors can tap into for adding historical background, telling details, dramatic tension, and unexpected ideas. Grounded in useful collections and information resources, libraries can welcome writers through informed programming and knowledgeable reference services, and in this book the authors point the way towards making it happen. Enabling programming and outreach librarians, reference staff, and educators to understand writers' needs and showing how to address these needs through library services and resources, this book With ideas and advice on programming, reference, and collection resources, this guide will support libraries’ efforts to actively and thoughtfully engage with writers in their communities.
language: English
title: Mapping the Imaginary: Supporting Creative Writers through Programming, Prompts, and Research
publisher:  Amer Library Association Edition