Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future

By Anne Goulding

Public Libraries in the 21st Century presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of recent policy initiatives directly targeted at public libraries along with broader developments in the public sector environment within which they operate. Key features include: An exploration of the context within which public libraries are operating and analysis of their role in local and national life; Examples of best practice in service delivery; Evaluation of the challenges and opportunities confronting public library managers; Wide ranging coverage, including information from published and unpublished sources, supplemented by interviews with key stakeholders in the public library sector. The book provides a unique and thorough guide to the contemporary discourses surrounding issues of identity, social purpose, value and strategy facing the public library service.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754642860
• ISBN13: 9780754642862
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"