References: Investing in Library Resources & Funding Literacy
Articles and presentations authored or co-authored by guests attending the event are displayed in bold text.
- Aabø, S. “Libraries and return on investment (ROI): a meta-analysis.” New Library World 110, no. 7/8 (2009): 311–324.
- Aden, C. “The Future of Digital Equity & Libraries.” American Library Association, Midwinter Conference. (retrieved January 21, 2022).
- Audunson, Ragnar Andreas, Svanhild Aabø, Roger Blomgren, Sunniva Evjen, Henrik Jochumsen, Håkon Larsen, Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Andreas Vårheim, Jamie Johnston and Masanori Koizumi. “Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere.” J. Documentation 75 (2019): 773-790.
- Barchas-Lichtenstein J., Norlander R.J., Fraser J, Fournier M.D., Voiklis J., Nock K., & Danter E. “Categorizing Library Public Programs.” The Library Quarterly (2020): 90.4
- Barratt-Pugh, C., & Allen, N. “Making a difference: Findings from Better Beginnings a family literacy intervention programme.” The Australian Library Journal (2011). 60(3), 195-204.
- Bruce, B C., & Bishop, A P. “New literacies and community inquiry.” In J. Coiro, M. Knobel, C. Lankshear, & D. Leu, (eds.), The handbook of research in new literacies (2008): 699-742. New York: Routledge.
- Bryson, J., & Usherwood, B. Social Impact Audit for the South West Museums Librarys & Archives Council. 2002.
- Caspe, M., & Lopez, M. E. “Preparing the Next Generation of Librarians for Family and Community Engagement.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (2018) 59:4, 157-178
- Cheng, J., & Hoffman, S. “Librarians and Administrators on Academic Library Impact Research: Characteristics and Perspectives.” College & Research Libraries (2020), 81(3), 538.
- Coates, T. “The Freckle Report 2020: Libraries, Publishers, and Readers.”
- Coates, T. “The Freckle Report 2021: Digital or Diverse? The Future of Public Libraries.”
- Crist, B, C V. Donovan, M Doran-Myers and L Hofschire. “Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries (SPELL): An Evaluation of a Multi-Site Library Project.” Public Library Quarterly 39 (2020): 89-101.
- Dahlen, S P. “We Need Diverse Books’: Diversity, Activism, and Children’s Literature.” In Literary Cultures and Twenty-First Century Childhoods (2020), edited by Nathalie op de Beeck. Palgrave.
- Evjen, S. “Building Bridges: The role of the Relational Librarian.” New Librarianship Symposia Series. 2021
- Fournier, Mary Davis, Sarah Ostman, and Tracie D. Hall. 2021. Ask, listen, empower: grounding your library work in community engagement.
- Ghikas, M. “Listening to your community: How to create a structure of belonging.” American Libraries Magazine (retrieved January 21, 2022).
- Gibson, A N., Renate C L., Cooke N., Dahlen S P, Patin, B., and Shorish, Y. “Libraries on the Frontlines: Neutrality and Social Justice.” Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 36 (2017): 751-66.
- Gilpin, G., Karger, E., & Nencka, P. “The Returns to Public Library Investment.” 2021
- Guernsey L, Prescott S, & Park C. “Public Libraries and the Pandemic: Digital Shifts and Disparities to Overcome.” New America. (retrieved January 21, 2022).
- Hedemark, Å & Lindberg J. “Babies, Bodies, and Books—Librarians’ Work for Early Literacy.” Library Trends 66, no. 4 (2018): 422-441. doi:10.1353/lib.2018.0011.
- Hill, C, M Profitt and S Streams. “IMLS Focus: Learning in Libraries.” Kansas City Public Library. (retrieved January 21, 2022).
- Honisett, A, R Short and K Schwab. “Building community at the library with coffee and conversation.” (retrieved January 21, 2022).
- Lankes, R. D. The new librarianship field guide. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2016
- Matthews, J. R. “COVID-19 and public libraries: A real paradigm shift.” Public Library Quarterly 39(2018):389-390
- Meek, G. “Promoting civic literacy and community building: Civic engagement matters at the Calgary Public Library.” National Civic Review 101 (2012): 41-44.
- Nichols, Sue. “Young Children’s Literacy in the Activity Space of the Library: A Geosemiotic Investigation.” Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 11, no. 2 (June 2011): 164–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468798411399275.
- Patel, N., Skarzynski, J., & Nassimbeni, M. Improving people’s lives: measuring Harare Public Library’s contribution to individual and community wellbeing. 2015
- Rainie, L. “How People Fit Libraries into Their Lives.” Pew Research.
- Rainie, L. “The Information Needs of Citizens: Where Libraries Fit In.” Pew Research.
- Rhinesmith, C. & Kennedy, S. “Growing Healthy Digital Equity Ecosystems During COVID-19 and Beyond.” Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. 2020.
- Robertson, R. “Reframing ourselves: digital information literacy skills of frontline public library staff.” New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, 53(2014): 21-47.
- Scott, R. “The role of public libraries in community building.” Public Library Quarterly, 30(2011): 191-227.
- Shrestha, S., & Krolak, L. “The potential of community libraries in supporting literate environments and sustaining literacy skills.” International Review of Education, 61(2015): 399-418.
- Sin, S. C. J., & Kim, K. S. “Use and non-use of public libraries in the information age: A logistic regression analysis of household characteristics and library services variables.” Library & information science research, 30(2008): 207-215.
- Söderholm, J., & Nolin, J. “Collections redux: the public library as a place of community borrowing.” The Library Quarterly, 85(2015): 244-260.
- Strover, S. “Public libraries and 21st century digital equity goals.” Communication Research and Practice 5(2009): 188-205.
- Subramaniam, M., Scaff, L., Kawas, S., Hoffman, K. M., & Davis, K. “Using technology to support equity and inclusion in youth library programming: Current practices and future opportunities”. The Library Quarterly (2018): 88(4), 315-331.
- Ward, Angela, and Linda Wason-Ellam. 2005. “Reading Beyond School: Literacies in a Neighbourhood Library”. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne De l’éducation 28 (1 & 2): 92-108. https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/2848.
- Young, T., Sarroub, L., & Babchuk, W. “Literacy Access through Storytime: An Ethnographic Study of Public Library Storytellers in a Low-Income Neighborhood.” Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research. 14 (2019): 59–77
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