tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121697972024-03-13T07:28:35.806-05:00A LIBRARIAN AT THE KITCHEN TABLELibrarians build community by working as advocates for human rights. 2001-2011. Continues at "Librarians Build Communities."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-46010361682543421012011-06-13T07:31:00.002-05:002011-06-13T07:34:40.909-05:00"Librarians Build Communities" continues "A Librarian at the Kitchen Table.""Librarians Build Communities" continues "A Librarian at the Kitchen Table."After over 10 years this blog in its various manifestations is ending. New blogging on libraries and community will move to the blog, "Librarians Build Communities".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-82783040055268886932011-05-23T07:01:00.002-05:002011-05-23T07:21:29.037-05:00Libraries: Essential Service According to FEMASusan Hildreth, IMLS Director writes in Primary Source, May 2011: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently established new regulations in Section 403 of the Stafford Act qualifying libraries, along with police, fire protection/emergency services, medical care, education and utilities, as essential community services. The change helps libraries in need to relocate so they can keep Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-67836482038774357922011-04-01T12:03:00.001-05:002011-04-03T15:35:13.118-05:00“Community Building” columns Reference and User Services Quarterly 2000-2006.“Community Building” columns appearing inReference and User Services Quarterly2000-2006.======================== “Librarians and Comprehensive Community Initiatives,” McCook, 40 (Fall 2000): 20-22. “Service Integration and Libraries: Will 2-1-1 be the Catalyst for Renewal?” McCook, 40 (Winter 2000): 22-25. Community Building and Latino Families,” Villagrán, 40 (Spring, 2001): 224-227. “Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-25339742120587137512011-03-29T20:12:00.000-05:002011-03-29T20:13:19.310-05:00National Center for Children in PovertyThe National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next generation. We promote family-oriented solutions at the state and national levelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-50051440160787448672011-03-21T16:30:00.000-05:002011-03-21T16:39:10.174-05:00Miami-Dade Public Library System joined forces with the county’s Homeless TrustAt a time when resources are shrinking, funding is scarce, and businesses are folding, finding partners to help realize goals is not just an interesting concept but a necessity. To provide support services to formerly homeless individuals and families, many with special needs, the Miami-Dade Public Library System joined forces with the county’s Homeless Trust and Carrfour Supportive Housing, a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-62374849784827525422011-03-19T21:26:00.001-05:002011-03-19T21:31:09.761-05:00 A Knowledge Exchange - From Data to Impact… 2011 eConference. A Knowledge Exchange - From Data to Impact… The Community Indicators Consortium is an active, open learning network and global community of practice among persons interested or engaged in the field of indicators development and application. The mission of the Community Indicators Consortium is to:• Advance the art and science of indicators;• Facilitate the exchange of knowledge Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-8468701237974414862011-01-26T07:54:00.004-05:002011-01-26T08:08:33.407-05:00Civic Commons and IT BudgetsThere is really no local government department that is unable to benefit from a shared environment. Ken Price, information services director for the city of Littleton, Colo., points to public safety,roads and bridges, parks, libraries and museums, among others, that can have technological components — often costly— that are ripe for sharing.Read about the Civic Commons in the report, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-47725928551106251152010-12-30T08:14:00.004-05:002010-12-30T09:24:53.906-05:00Muncie Library Director Co-Chairs Muncie Action PlanVirginia Niles demonstrates how librarians can work to build communities.===========The poverty rate and median household income are two of the many statistics about Delaware County that jump out of the American Community Survey released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.Virginia Niles, Mucie Public Library Director, is Co-Chair of the Muncie Action Plan. Muncie isn't alone, Nilles says."I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-42989572891245659222010-12-01T14:31:00.001-05:002010-12-01T15:03:22.827-05:00From Read Ahead to Literacy Coalition: The Leadership Role of the Central New York Community Foundation in the Creation of a Local InstitutionCommunity Literacy JournalSpring 2011.From Read Ahead to Literacy Coalition: The Leadership Role of the Central New York Community Foundation in the Creation of a Local InstitutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-80511283521834527762010-11-28T08:31:00.002-05:002010-11-28T08:44:27.955-05:00Elfreda A. ChatmanFulton, Crystal. "An Ordinary Life in the Round: Elfreda Annmary Chatman." Libraries & the Cultural Record 45, no. 2 (2010): 238-59. Elfreda Annmary Chatman was one of the preeminent library and information science scholars during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. The influence of her research on the work of other and through her students continues. Focusing her research and theory development Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-79696895932616422412010-11-28T08:22:00.004-05:002010-11-28T08:31:36.929-05:00Survival Needs and Social Inclusion: Technology Use Among the Homeless"Survival Needs and Social Inclusion: Technology Use Among the Homeless."Jahmeilah Roberson & Bonnie NardiDepartment of InformaticsUniversity of California, IrvineDigital technology use among the homeless is linked to collaborative practices ensuring survival and inclusion in social worlds beyond their immediate communities.ABSTRACTThis research reports an ethnographic study of issuessurrounding Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-44682954892908222692010-10-18T15:24:00.000-05:002010-10-18T15:26:10.057-05:00Culture is back on the poverty research agendaThe topic has generated interest on Capitol Hill because so much of the research intersects with policy debates. Views of the cultural roots of poverty “play important roles in shaping how lawmakers choose to address poverty issues,” Representative Lynn Woolsey, Democrat of California, noted at the briefing.This surge of academic research also comes as the percentage of Americans living in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-20175555025149861132010-09-30T14:48:00.000-05:002010-09-30T14:49:22.368-05:00Library services to immigrants: the debate in the library literature, 1900-1920. No. 619.Worth reading.Novotny, E. (2005). Library services to immigrants: the debate in the library literature, 1900-1920, and a Chicago case study. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 42, 342-52.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-79725298365756161442010-09-20T08:00:00.001-05:002010-09-20T08:05:59.554-05:00Education or Exploitation? For-profit schools and working-class students.No. 618.Commentary from the Center for Working-Class Studies:Education or Exploitation?GAO study found clear patterns of deception and pressure in recruiting, and admissions counselors at several schools encouraged applicants to lie on their government financial aid forms.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-1473593216051989812010-09-11T22:24:00.001-05:002010-09-11T22:26:54.516-05:00Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009. No. 617.Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009. The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from its annual report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009. This report contains the official national findings from the Current Population Survey (CPS).The Web conference will consist of a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-44304966411507601252010-09-08T16:20:00.001-05:002010-09-08T16:47:17.378-05:00“Hunger Action Month”. No. 616.Hunger Action Month.Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task ForceSocial Responsibilities Round Tableof the American Library AssociationUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-22025937158702287852010-08-21T16:18:00.003-05:002010-08-21T16:20:43.613-05:00Job-Seeking Help at the Public Library. No. 615.Job-Seeking Help at the Public Library.Workforce resources include programs, services, and tools that libraries can use to assist the unemployed in their community. This section also includes information about statewide initiatives and partnerships that help local libraries provide these resources.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-75111352046555727742010-07-19T10:55:00.003-05:002010-07-19T11:30:51.918-05:00State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation. .No. 614.Brookings Institution. State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation. Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Now, as the nation and its major metropolitan areas reach a series of critical demographic junctures, forging a constructive path forward to the “next society” is as much about helping communities manage the velocity of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-24033240938841531152010-06-10T06:48:00.003-05:002010-06-10T06:57:38.296-05:002010 Call for "Real Stories" of Communities. No. 613.The Community Indicators Consortium (CIC), as part of a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is seeking proposals to write "Real Stories" of communities, organizations, and/or jurisdictions that have tried, successfully and not so successfully, to integrate community indicators and organizational performance measures.The Real Stories project is intended to provide real life examples of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-3252045369543694752010-06-07T09:17:00.001-05:002010-06-07T09:17:52.523-05:00Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force. No. 612."Free for All" by Kate Bowman-Johnston. The public library as a place for transformation.By Kate Bowman-Johnston.[The article is accessible online but requires a free registration to the website. Lisa Gieskes, coordinator of the Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force of SRRT, is quoted in this article.]in Sojourners May 2010.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-53500833294186775212010-04-23T18:04:00.001-05:002010-04-23T18:08:57.112-05:00AIRS TAXONOMY .No. 611.Welcome to the Taxonomy Web SiteThis site is a support tool which allows licensed subscribers to search the AIRS/211 LA County Taxonomy in a variety of ways, print the Taxonomy in various formats, download the file that will allow them to incorporate the Taxonomy in their database initially and keep it updated over time as the Taxonomy changes and grows, view recent changes and additions, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-20147793265025350092010-04-05T21:31:00.003-05:002010-04-05T21:40:44.919-05:00Workforce Investment Act, Policy Brief- 2010. No. 610.LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON WIA REAUTHORIZATION. This 21-page Policy Brief reports on the February 18, 2010 CAAL Roundtable discussion of WIA and the Adult Education and Economic Growth Act with 19 leaders of local programs and institutions identified by their peers as providing exemplary "adult education for work" services within a particular community or local labor market. The programs are located Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-60470543152465878502010-03-03T06:57:00.003-05:002010-03-03T06:59:18.449-05:00Street Lawyer: Legal Tools for Economic Justice. No. 609.In our effort to build the movement to end and prevent homelessness, we have provided this community forum to advocates, attorneys, policy makers, service providers and homeless people. We invite you to join with us, make use of these materials, and contribute to our collective effort to eradicate homelessness and its causes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-16064004390676180042010-02-28T13:59:00.001-05:002010-02-28T14:02:16.354-05:00Researching Local Organizations: Simple Strategies for Building Social Capital. No. 608.Drueke, Jeanetta. 2006. Researching Local Organizations: Simple Strategies for Building Social Capital. Reference and User Services Quarterly 45 (summer): 327-333.ABSTRACTThe contribution of libraries to the development of social capital is a current focus of local libraries and library organizations. Using strategies and parameters developed for a project initiated by a humanities project, basedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12169797.post-20213692668369296662010-02-22T11:27:00.002-05:002010-02-22T11:33:00.966-05:00Healthy Food Financing Initiative. No. 607Healthy Food Financing InitiativePhiladelphia — The Obama Administration today released details of an over $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. TThe initiative is a partnership between the Departments of Treasury, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services.The U.SUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0