Politicking for the Public Library |
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| Authors: | Josie Barnes Parker |
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| Institution: | 1. Director, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, MI, USAJosie@aadl.org |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn today's current political environment raising support for millage renewals, bond campaigns or even millage continuations for public libraries is affected by national politics, and a tendency towards tax aversion on principle across the country. The lessons we can learn from the governing boards of small and rural public libraries are worth raising up to a greater national consciousness. Board governance, community consciousness, and facilities management are clear and logical tools that elected boards of public libraries can use to politick for support of libraries. |
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| Keywords: | politics power public libraries rural governance trustees community facilities library millage bond campaign politick |
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