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Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries and the Global Village
URL: http://www.hypersimulation.com/ulc/ULC_WS.pdf

Description:
This 2008 report presents findings from 2007 surveys "gathering data on the ways in which urban public libraries are involved with the transition of immigrants into American life. ... [The findings] show that urban public libraries are in the forefront of the effort to make their cities stronger by welcoming and integrating new residents from all over the world." Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Urban Libraries Council (ULC).

LII Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Libraries & Archives by Type, Public, U.S. Programs & Law

Author:
Ashton, Rick J.; Milam, Danielle Patrick

Publisher:
Urban Libraries Council (ULC)

Extra Keywords
civic engagement

LII Database Information:
Record 25871 created by Maria Brandt on 04/08/2008
Last modification on 04/09/2008
Published: 04/17/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25871

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