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Cobleigh Public Library: Phish and PAKRATS (December 2004)
In northern Vermont, a committed group of parents helps get a bookmobile on the road.
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Effective Governance for Rural Libraries
Library governance is a team sport. The library director is the coach, the board president is the team captain, and the board members are the team players. The director-board team is charged with fulfilling the library's social contract with taxpayers and other funders, that is, in return for taxpayer dollars, the library must offer benefits that make a difference in the community.
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International Library Economics Research Study (LibEcon) database
This spreadsheet provides 2002 gross data on 39 countries represented in the International Library Economics Research Study (LibEcon) database. Headers in grey are for the columns used in tabulating the four per capita library success factors (visits, circulation, staff, and expenditures) for both legal service areas and registered users. The final two columns are the totals for each of the two aspects (LSA and registered users) of library success factors for every country. The NCES figures at the bottom are included as a point of comparison for US figures.
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Jay Johnson (KS) Library: Trading Spaces
In Western Kansas, a tiny library gets a bit of breathing room through creative remodeling.
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Montana's Libraries: Good Neighbors
"We may not be rich but we are willing to roll up our sleeves and help each other build barns and mend fences." The Director of the Montana Library Network discusses how libraries in Montana--or any rural area--can build on a tradition of cooperation.
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NCES Data (2006) on Library Success Factors
This spreadsheet provides 2006 figures from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the four regions and nine subregions of the United States. Numbers in black are the norm for that region, those in red are under the norm, and those in blue are over the norm. Headers in grey are for the columns used in tabulating the five per capita library success factors (visits, circulation, staff, program attendance, and expenditures) for legal service areas. The final column is the total for library success factors, with the same color coding scheme applied.
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Rural Libraries: A Resource Guide
Bernard Vavrek of the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship shares resources for getting help and support for your small library.
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Small and Rural Libraries Discussion Paper
OCLC's Small and Rural Libraries Discussion Group created this paper as a springboard for discussion on how to best serve rural and small libraries.
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Stevens County (WA) Rural Library District: Stayin' Alive, Online
Think rural America is no place for a library to build an online community? A library system in a remote corner of Washington might just prove you wrong.
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The Puss-in-Boots Formula for Success
How a children's classic provided the inspiration for moving the Hennessey (OK) Public Library directly from the 1950's to the new millennium.
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WebJunction's Focus on Rural Library Sustainability
For June 2006 we have an update on the Rural Library Sustainability Project. We also share the great ideas library staff have contributed to workshops and discussions and announce the new live online monthly program, Rural In Focus.
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WebJunction's Focus on Rural and Small Libraries (2004)
This guide points you to the best WebJunction resources to meet the unique needs of rural and small libraries.
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What We Really Need: Or the Impassioned Rantings of a Small Rural Librarian
A library director from the Gates rural libraries workshop calls for more support for libraries like hers.
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White Pine County Library: Not Such a Lonesome Road (October 2003)
Contributor Charity Cooper (WJ member name: charityc) takes us to Ely Nevada to explore how this isolated community finds creative ways to fund its local library.
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Whitman County Library: The Little Library That Could (March 2004)
The Whitman County (WA) Library has pulled out of the station and is building up a head of steam.
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