Infopeople Webinar
Religion & Public Libraries: Do You Dewey 200?
Format: Webinar
This webinar is co-sponsored by the CLA Public Library Interest Group and is part of CLA's 2010 Spring Fling.
Although public libraries may not support a particular religion, the area of religious inquiry by library users does need support, just as other community and individual interests receive. Differentiating between support of a particular religious system and support of religious inquiry by any and all is what we'll explore in this session. We'll refine how the public library can and should:
- Evaluate and build appropriate collections in the Dewey 200's...etc.
- Respond to religion-specific reference questions
- Train staff and volunteers to distinguish between their personal beliefs and their role in delivering promulgation-free services
- Reach out to community partners who may be faith-based affinity groups
We apologize for the sound quality of this archive. The first 40 minutes are fairly good but the last 15 minutes have some sound drops. We are working on getting a better copy.
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Handouts
- Speaker's slides
- Religion & Public Libraries: Do You Dewey 200?
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