Throughout the history of the U.S., it has been through the coordination, hard work, and determination of library - loving people that new libraries have been built, budgets have been restored and increased, and a larger understanding has been generated for the powerful
role libraries play in communities, in schools and on campuses.
«The most important
role the library media specialist serves is being a master teacher and a special consultant for educators,» Lance said.
Access to good data on key metrics such as circulation and student visits always helps make a better case for the
important role libraries play on campus.
This year's Digital Inclusion Survey caps two decades of research on public libraries and the internet and the
expanded roles libraries are playing in their communities.
Each new library that registers to host an Indie Author Day celebration is confirmation of the
central role libraries have to play in supporting vibrant and engaged communities.
Library Card Sign - up Month also brings attention to the
supportive role libraries and libraians play in transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning.
Library Media Specialist - Four Roles Information about
the role library media specialists play in the school community.
One of the big issues looming on the digital horizon is
the role libraries will play with ebooks.
Although Crawford doesn't mention it on the show, she wrote in earlier about
the role libraries play in a piece for the NYT's «Room for Debate; Do We Still Need Libraries?»
Farmington Hills, Mich., April 8, 2015 — Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is partnering with EveryLibrary, a national non-profit organization dedicated to non-partisan political action on behalf of libraries, for a media campaign to increase awareness of
the role libraries play in community and economic development.
Ian Sansom on Libraries, Writing, and Flapjacks On his website Ian Sansom speaks about
the role libraries have played in his life: «Libraries are places where you go to invent and reinvent yourself, or maybe just to use the toilet, if they have toilet facilities, and to find out how other people have reinvented themselves, and what they've written on the walls, and the desks, and in the books; they're a wonderful hiding place, but also a way back out into the world.
NPR's Morning Edition today reports on
the role libraries play during natural disasters, as part of their series on public libraries.
This infographic from AASL helps administrators better understand
the role library media specialists play in student achievement and student engagement.
We're seeing this trend change, as community needs evolve and
the role libraries play in the community evolves in parallel.
In an effort to better understand
the role libraries play and how self - publishing is part of fulfilling that role, we'll spend some time today breaking down the three points Conrad raises in light of the historical value and importance of libraries.
Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the survey is part of a larger research effort launched in the fall of 2011 to explore
the role libraries play in American communities.
It is part of a larger research effort by the Pew Research Center that explores
the role libraries play in people's lives and in their communities.