https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/big-impact-personal-library-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-impact-personal-library-service A Publication of the Public Library Association Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/big-impact-personal-library-service/#comment-403475 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:05:31 +0000 http://publiclibrariesonline.org/?p=3950#comment-403475 I am a principal of a K-8 low income school where 88 percent of my students live below poverty. Our public library is a few blocks away. Without their homework help program and their room of computers for public use many of our students would have no access to technology outside of the school settings. The library is vital to their success in academics and their path out of poverty. Thanks to all librarians for their understanding and support of my students!

]]> https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/big-impact-personal-library-service/#comment-30998 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:42:41 +0000 http://publiclibrariesonline.org/?p=3950#comment-30998 To give good service, a library must have adequate stable funding, well trained staff and hours accessible to those needing to be there. The staff should always include a MLS, if possible a research librarian, a children’s and/or youth librarian. As a former president of a library board in a small rural community, we were well funded and able to meet most of the needs of our community.

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