Add to ORKGCommunities that are working to combat exclusion have greater potential for success if they enlist the support of public libraries, which are in many ways ideally situated to welcome marginalized populations and provide programs and services that combat social exclusion. This chapter explains how this adaptability in response to social problems fits with the mandate of public libraries; examines why and how libraries should confront social exclusion; and looks at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre (ALCC) in Westmount, Québec, as an illustration of how this has been successfully accomplished
Creating policies that are equitable and inclusive can often mean an iterative process of incrementa...
Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion examines the in...
Critically aware libraries are capable of providing meaningful services to youth made most vulnerabl...
Communities that are working to combat exclusion have greater potential for success if they enlist t...
The paper examines how disadvantaged groups, communities and individuals use and perceive the public...
This is a review of the session Public Libraries: Serving LGBTQ Homeless Youth, presented by Julie A...
Presentation slidesProviding equitable library services means reaching out to patron groups that exp...
Social inclusion is high on the Government’s agenda but the role of public libraries in this area ha...
“Libraries are for everyone” is a movement that started in early 2017, though its roots have been se...
Public libraries have found themselves, often reluctantly, on the frontline of homelessness. By virt...
Some homeless men are very frequent public library users, but are rarely asked by librarians for the...
Abstract of Contributed Chapter: Librarians have been urged to emphasize social justice and human ri...
Public libraries are trusted community hubs that foster connections with individuals of different so...
With reduced hours, decaying infrastructure, and precariously positioned staff, local public librari...
In the digital age, many libraries face an increasingly diverse user population. Library Administrat...
Creating policies that are equitable and inclusive can often mean an iterative process of incrementa...
Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion examines the in...
Critically aware libraries are capable of providing meaningful services to youth made most vulnerabl...
Communities that are working to combat exclusion have greater potential for success if they enlist t...
The paper examines how disadvantaged groups, communities and individuals use and perceive the public...
This is a review of the session Public Libraries: Serving LGBTQ Homeless Youth, presented by Julie A...
Presentation slidesProviding equitable library services means reaching out to patron groups that exp...
Social inclusion is high on the Government’s agenda but the role of public libraries in this area ha...
“Libraries are for everyone” is a movement that started in early 2017, though its roots have been se...
Public libraries have found themselves, often reluctantly, on the frontline of homelessness. By virt...
Some homeless men are very frequent public library users, but are rarely asked by librarians for the...
Abstract of Contributed Chapter: Librarians have been urged to emphasize social justice and human ri...
Public libraries are trusted community hubs that foster connections with individuals of different so...
With reduced hours, decaying infrastructure, and precariously positioned staff, local public librari...
In the digital age, many libraries face an increasingly diverse user population. Library Administrat...
Creating policies that are equitable and inclusive can often mean an iterative process of incrementa...
Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion examines the in...
Critically aware libraries are capable of providing meaningful services to youth made most vulnerabl...