Category: Working with communities

Exploration of the essential elements of community engagement in public libraries

September 19, 2013

Using a mix of literature review, case studies and interviews, Hui-Yun Sung has explored the extent and types of community...

Community engagement, Working with communities

Asset mapping at Halifax Public Libraries: a tool for beginning to discover the library’s role with the immigrant community in Halifax

September 27, 2012

This article by Ken Williment and Tracey Jones-Grant begins to explore asset-mapping: “As library systems across Canada begin to grapple...

Community engagement, Migration, Working with communities

Library services for older people – good practice guide update: examples of library partnerships

October 7, 2011

Examples of library partnerships supporting work with older people. Written by Margaret Sloan, The Network, 2011. Library partnerships

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"Library services for older people: good practice guide", Building partnerships, Older people, Working with communities

What makes for successful partnership working?

November 16, 2007

Drawn from the input to a number of courses, this guide identifies how to develop successful partnership working. Whilst based...

Building partnerships, Care-experienced children & young people and the cultural sector, Children & young people, Working with communities