King County in Washington State is home to two large urban library systems, King County
Library (KCLS) and Seattle Public Library (SPL). KCLS and SPL are effectively building …

Public libraries are among key sites for the acquisition of cultural capital, and possibly one of
the most potent means through which the state can address inequality. While digitalization of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of community engagement
within a public library context Design/methodology/approach–The paper analyses selected …

As motors of change driving development, public libraries, with their commitment to
information provision and access, are crucial to the realization of the United Nations 2030 …

The public library is the biggest cultural institution in the Netherlands, with around 4 million
members and 130 million items lent each year. Inspite of this, the library is under pressure …

The existing research on classifying innovations by libraries does not treat social innovation
as a separate category. As a result, library practitioners interested in implementing social …

Public libraries have changed beyond anyone's predictions in the past ten years and are at
a vital stage in their historical development. This timely book is the first standalone text to …

This article brings recent discussions of everyday multiculturalism into a context which has
had little sociological attention–the public library. Focusing on a south London library's …

In terms of political perceptions, library building projects appear to be similar across different
contexts. Qualitative interviews with local politicians were employed to examine attitudes …

This study was intended to examine the level of user satisfaction with respect to the
resources and services of public libraries and the problems faced by the public library users …