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Organizing Together: The Library As Community Organizer, Melissa Canham-Clyne May 2009

Organizing Together: The Library As Community Organizer, Melissa Canham-Clyne

Urban Library Journal

This article examines how the opening of a new public library branch in an underserved neighborhood helped members of that community organize to improve the quality of their lives. Building the branch required the library system to connect diverse groups and interests.