From Brian Kenney’s editorial in SLJ this month: The message that has come through on blogs and discussion boards is loud and clear: we librarians know what’s best. Yes, before we build a branch we do our demographic research. If more families are moving into the neighborhood, we expand the children’s room. If local immigration patterns indicate a need, we purchase more Spanish or Chinese materials. But actually sit down with neighborhood residents and ask them what they want? I don’t think so. Keep Dewey or kill it? There are pros and cons to each approach, and what works in […]
Daily Archives: August 17, 2007
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