American Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative and Their Inspiration

Abstract

Abstract:

American Library Association (ALA) launched Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC),an initiative that sought to help public libraries become more focused on and skilled at engaging their communities on critical issues in 2014 and 2015. The results turned out to be successful. The paper selected
5 libraries for case studies, and analyzed their community engagement journey using “Turning Outward”.It got inspirations in term of refining top-down design, deepening community engagement, and building network community from the perspective of community informatics.

Key words:

Libraries transformation, Libraries transforming communities, Turning outward, Community informatics

Zhu Huashun. American Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative and Their Inspiration[J]. Libraly Journal, 2017, 36(8): 79-84.

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