Vol. 33 No. 2 (2024): Maine Policy Review

Boot stomping on word libraries as green shoots

A special issue on libraries.

Published: 2024-01-01

Front Matter

Thanks to MPR Donors

Editorial Staff (Author)

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Editors' Letter

David Nutty, Linda Silka, Joyce Rumery, Barbara Harrity (Author)

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Essays

“Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone”: Does the Disinvestment in America’s Libraries Signal the End of Civil Society?

Tracie Hall (Author)

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Articles

“We’re the Town’s Help Desk:” Social Work Creep in America’s Last Public Space

Diana Furukawa, Olivia Scott, Ben Treat (Author)

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Leveraging Remote Work Services in Libraries: Building Community and Strengthening the Local Economy

Savannah Sessions (Author)

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Public Libraries Are Critical Partners for Collective Impact on Climate Action

Rebekkah Aldrich (Author)

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Libraries and Climate Change: Pathways to Respond and Engage Communities

Kara Reiman (Author)

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Investing in School Libraries and Librarians to Improve Literacy Outcomes

Tania Martinez (Author)

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What’s Keeping Public Library Trustees Up at Night?

Deborah Clark, Jenny Smith (Author)

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Health Sciences Libraries: A Changing Landscape

Janet Bolduc, Elizabeth Dyer, Linda Kerecman, Dina McKelvy (Author)

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Representing Contemporary Immigrant and BIPOC Experiences through USM’s Special Collections

Anna Faherty, Zachary Newell, Jill Roy (Author)

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Maine’s Libraries Weather the War on Books

Michelle R. Sampson (Author)

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Protecting the Freedom to Read in Maine

Sonya Durney (Author)

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How Will We Ever Resolve the Library Digital Content Problem?

Alan Inouye (Author)

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Libraries Stand Ready as Digital Inclusion Comes of Age

Amelia Bryne, Megan Janicki, Marijke Visser (Author)

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Digital Literacy Education in Maine's Public Libraries

Michelle Conners (Author)

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Academic Libraries and Open Educational Resources: Addressing Student Textbook Affordability

Krystie Wilfong, Natalie Hill, David Smith, Kate Wing, Ann Spinney, Casey Koons (Author)

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“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”: Managing Library Print Collections

Ann Acheson (Author)

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Commentaries

Supporting Patron Access to Rural Libraries in Maine through the Balsam Library Consortium

Nancy Grant (Author)

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Maine Libraries: An Update on Sharing and Collaboration

Bryce Cundick, James Sanborn (Author)

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Collaboration in Maine Libraries

David Nutty, Joyce Rumery (Author)

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Managing a Shared Collection in a Changing World

Matthew Revitt (Author)

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Library Advocacy: Ecosystem Concepts Can Provide a Strong Foundation for Library Advocacy

Jennifer Wood (Author)

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Lewiston Public Library Services for New Mainer Population

Joseph Houston (Author)

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Advocating for The Once and Future Library

Daisy Singh (Author)

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Margaret Chase Smith Library: Supporting Primary Source Research the Archive

Nicole Potter (Author)

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Our Library’s Role in Helping Students Make Sense of Generative AI

Shelly Davis, David Rogers (Author)

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Libraries Should Be Part of All This Book Talk

Michael Dunn (Author)

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Book Review: The Library: A Fragile History

Linda Silka (Author)

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Interviews

Interview with Hazel Onsrud

Linda Silka (Author)

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Interview with Marijke Visser

Linda Silka (Author)

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Back Matter

Thanks to Reviewers for Volume 33

Editorial Staff (Author)

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