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A pillar of the Youngstown community: The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County engages in the Harwood practice |
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| Authors: | John Andrew Ouligian |
| Institution: | 1. Pennsylvania State University, Merion Station, Pennsylvania, USAjao5370@psu.edu |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe Harwood Institute arrived in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1999; and today, over 18 years later, its teachings have made a profound effect upon the city. The Youngstown Public Library, through the leadership of Carlton Sears and Heidi Daniel, has wholeheartedly embraced the methods and ideology of the Harwood Institute, helping to reinvigorate and power a city working its way back to prosperity. |
| Keywords: | “I Love My Library” civic engagement community building community development community involvement community oriented strategic planning The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Turning Outward |