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Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
This article features Chelsea District Library (CDL), Michigan, which claims recognition as the 2008 Best Small Library in America, an award sponsored by "Library Journal" and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The aggressively responsive staff of CDL has created a model for small libraries all over America. There, careful…
Descriptors: Library Services, Community Support, Public Libraries, Older Adults
DeAngelis, Patrick – Library Journal, 1987
Describes a project in which the learning resource center of Mattatuck Community College, a member of a regional consortium, cooperated with Hispanic and other minority groups in producing videotapes. These videotapes were designed to disseminate information about minority cultures and achievements via public access television. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Colleges, Community Information Services, Consortia
Anderson, A. J.; And Others – Library Journal, 1987
Presentation of a scenario in which a city council imposes fees for public library services without consulting the library director or trustees is followed by three analyses of the situation, and ways in which it should be handled by the library director are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Library Administration, Library Directors, Library Role
Serebrin, Ray – Library Journal, 1987
This discussion of the role of video in the public library reflects on the nature of the video market in 1987 and discusses how to buy feature, nontheatrical, and children's videocassettes. A source list for reviews and acquisitions is included. (EM)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Costs, Guidelines, Library Material Selection
Fineman, Marcia Pollack; And Others – Library Journal, 1987
Describes three literacy organization and public library programs: Project LEARN (Cleveland, Ohio), which encourages higher-level beginning adult readers to want to read on their own; Greenville County (South Carolina) Library's Latchkey Kids Program; and policies on unattended and disruptive children developed by Iowa City and Cedar Rapids (Iowa)…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Organizations, Discussion Groups, Elementary Education