Community & outreach services books

This book provides an overview of best practice strategic marketing with advice on how to implement effective marketing...  Read More >>

This book provides an overview of best practice strategic marketing with advice on how to implement effective marketing...  Read More >>

Shortlisted for the 2022 TaPRA David Bradby Monograph Prize Applied Theatre is a widely accepted term to describe...  Read More >>

Offering real-life examples of what it means to be a 24/7 library,...  Read More >>

Encourages readers to look an uncertain library future square in the eye. The author shares stories from her transformational...  Read More >>

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What can culture, and its manifestations in artistic and creative forms, 'do'? This book draws on original collaborative...  Read More >>

Provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues...  Read More >>

With passion, patience, and fortitude, libraries can stride confidently into the future. In this book, noted speakers...  Read More >>

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In this primer for those new to the profession, Snow demonstrates how youth librarians can approach outreach systematically...  Read More >>

This book is an in-depth tutorial on how to make communities work to really improve business performance. It covers...  Read More >>

This exceptionally well-researched book’s intention is to reveal what is really happening in our society and to...  Read More >>

Though originating in the fields of health and social services, trauma-Informed care is a framework that holds great...  Read More >>

This book provides scholars, students and activists with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review...  Read More >>

This collection of inspiring first-hand stories from across libraryland spotlights the countless ways in which library...  Read More >>

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At a time of rapid social, economic, and organizational change, community benefit organizations (CBO) have a nearly...  Read More >>

Explores incorporating games into first-year experience programs, using games to help students engage with special...  Read More >>

The APPLIED THEATRE series is a major innovation in applied theatre scholarship: each book presents new ways of...  Read More >>

Rather than merely laying out abstract policies and best practices, this important new collection gathers real-world...  Read More >>

Offers to-the-point guidance on welcoming people with substance use disorders and their loved ones through policy,...  Read More >>

Gaming programs offer many benefits: they encourage interaction among patrons, strengthen community bonds with the...  Read More >>

Assisted by social media and other digital tools, today's children and teens are energetic and active participants...  Read More >>