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Comment on Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force by John Mack Freeman

I think that Policy 61 is a great first step, but I think that librarians as an entire group have to pay more than lip service to service to poor people (and by extension, homeless and the chronically...

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Comment on Get Help Florida by Justin Nobles

What a wonderful resource. I wonder if Georgia has a resource that compares to this. I find myself looking us similar information on a weekly basis, but it would be nice if something like this were at...

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Comment on Decatur Downtown Historic District includes the DeKalb-Decatur...

I have been a volunteer at the DPL for almost a year, and it is truly a library that serves as a community hub, attracting a wide variety of patrons with many different needs and interests. With easy...

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Comment on Bernardsville Library Goes Above and Beyond in any Situation...

I think that such services to the community are wonderful. I have heard of libraries serving as disaster relief centers; however, I have not heard of such a service within my library system. I wonder...

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Comment on Bookmobiles: A Proud History, a Promising Future by Melissa Hopkins

I think bookmobiles are an excellent way to reach out to the community and provide resources and help to the people who do not have easy access to the library building. I can see how this is especially...

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Comment on Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force by Naftal

What a great resource. I think that it would be helpful to some library patrons to have some of that information, especially regarding basic needs, available in a designated area of the library, maybe...

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Comment on “What Does it Mean to Be a Community Anchor?” by Karin

Great topic! I wish I could attend. Great libraries can absolutely be the anchor of a town square or neighborhood.

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Comment on 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act by Francis...

Over the last number of decades, the society and the business community have ignored the plight of the disabled people. This could be due to the fact that the society and the business community...

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Comment on Public Libraries as Contributing to Social Capital by Francis...

The social leveling aspect of the interaction is apparent in that our library serves the Morrow Community. The general public can visit and could even participate in the different programs organized by...

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Comment on Public Library Engagement Typology by Diana

Thanks for the post. I’m wanting to do a study on non-library users in Georgia and why they choose to not use the library. I think the PEW study findings will help. Have a good day

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