Public Library Services for Veterans: Selected Brief Case Studies |
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| Authors: | Loriene Roy Maria Barker Lanita L Hidalgo Frances A Rickard |
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| Institution: | 1. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USAloriene@ischool.utexas.edu;3. Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas, USA;4. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA;5. Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | Public libraries across the country design and deliver programs for military veterans and their families, often collaborating with other organizations and agencies. The examples were assembled from both general and specialized interviews with librarians, and literature and Internet searches, with summaries of programs assembled and written by multiple researchers. The specific limitations on the listing in this article are clearly outlined in the first section. Overall, however, the article provides a good introductory overview of what’s going on in veteran’s programs and services in America’s public libraries in over seventy libraries in forty states. We hope this list of what public libraries have organized or are doing will supply other public librarians with ideas on how to provide new services or enhance their existing ones. |
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| Keywords: | Adult services in public libraries library outreach programs library Web sites veterans |
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