The international libraries we have recently viewed are unique to their location. Agusan del Sur - in the water, libraries requiring camels, burros connect with the land directly and then the people of that land. So it is reasonable to adhere to the maxim to "reflect your community".
Can anyone speak to the specific ways in which geography influences your collection development, and/or your programming?
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- Christina
- Ignacio, Colorado, United States
- Librarian, Ignacio Community Library
My library is on Lake Erie, so we collect anything regarding the Lake, shipwrecks, fishing basins, walleye fishing, boating, sailing. We have a large section on outboard engine repair.
ReplyDeleteLauren, so neat to have a picture of where your library is located and what it treasures.
ReplyDeleteOur locale was the site of a mining boom that lasted from the 1840's through the 1980's. The mines are closed now, but some of the oldest buildings are turning into a national historic park.
ReplyDeleteOur library has a history collection and a history room that faces out across the water looking directly at one of those building complexes. It collects all things Lake Superior (Edmund Fitzgerald, sailing, etc),
and is especially rich in Mining and local history.
WV is also in the heart of coal mining, so we have a nice collection relating to that.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a librarian, I had a local history collection and also a PA collection. Your local history is important and many people are researching their genealogies now.
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