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LIS 5937 Libraries and Community Building |
LIS 5937 LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING (3)
This course will examine the delivery of library service with a community building focus. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides a new set of policy initiatives from which to develop service models with a community focus.
This course will reboot thinking about librarianship and community building in a new era of U.S. domestic policy. The “McCook Model” of involvement of library workers at every level of public policy formation and with grass roots groups will be reviewed to understand implementation strategies. The class will make use of the literature of community organizing to reconnect librarianship with an activist commitment to engagement.
Hill, Chrystie. (2009). Inside, Outside, and Online: Building Your Library Community.. Chicago: American Library Association.
Recommended Texts:
McCabe, R.B. (2001). Civic librarianship: Renewing the Social Mission of the Public library. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
McCook, Kathleen de la Peña. (2000). A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building.. Chicago: American Library Association.
McCook, Kathleen de la Peña. (2004). Introduction to Public Libararianship.. New York: Neal-Schuman.
Background Reading:
Librarians and Social Movements Panel at the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. Dallas, Texas. October, 2006.
Libraries, librarians and community building Subscribe to List.
A librarian at the kitchen table. Read the blog.
“Libraries and an Economic Bill of Rights” Read about the “McCook Model” of involvement of library workers at every level of public policy formation and with grass roots groups.
Further Background:
Community Engagement Dr. McCook's webpage on this important subject.
Kathleen de la Peña McCook, Distinguished University Professor
School of Library and Information Science
University of South Florida
Telephone: (813) 974-9182
Fax: (813) 974-6840
E-mail: kmccook@tampabay.rr.com