Civic librarianship
Subtitle: renewing the social mission of the public library
By: Ronald B. McCabe.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Libraries and community -- United States.; Public libraries -- Social aspects -- United States.; Public libraries -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Description: "After decades of cultural warfare and political gridlock, America is beginning to find its balance, thanks to a major cultural shift toward strengthening communities and other endangered social structures. Civil Librarianship explores the ideas of this new community movement and shows how these ideas can transform public libraries by offering a renewed sense of purpose and powerful new strategies for development. It reaffirms the traditional public library mission of providing education for a democratic society while offering a new vision for the future of the institution."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.