INLS843 Seminar in Public Libraries

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16 April 2007 - International approaches to public libraries

Conversation starter

Please look at both of the following websites:

• The New Zealand national library webpage, nzlibraries.com, especially the "inspire me" ad campaign and the about us tab.
• The North Carolina Hispanic Services Project, especially the Flip chart notes from Hickory.

Discussion themes

Regina Nowicki de Guerra will lead a discussion what we can learn from different approaches to public libraries. We will cover either

• What US public libraries can learn from successful international models, such as the Australian one, or
• What we need to know about libraries in Latin American culture in order to better serve the latino population in the US.

Other readings

If there are other suggested readings, they will be added here. Additionally, if a visual presentation is used during the session, a link to a copy of the slides will be located here as well.