A library blog by Jeffrey T. Davis

My interest: libraries reducing barriers to the riches around us
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Red Hook (NY) PL Supports Community-Based Placemaking

Here's one I missed for the Placemakers chapter. In Red Hook, NY, the library conducted a Libraries Transforming Communities engagement process. The timing of the one stoplight in town was a known issue and irritant but the engagement process identified it a top priority for…

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New York Times Book Review Gets Calendars

I wrote about libraries and calendars in the chapter on Guides; improving access to our localities through information management. Here's the NYT Book Review curating "a calendar of must-know literary events in 2018, including new books, festivals, film adaptations, and more." It's available as an…

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