A site of note: http://www.growinglocaleconomies.com/ A ton of great resources here for anyone in libraryland looking for ways to integrate their public library into the local business scene.
There is an immense reservoir of good will for public libraries and yet public libraries are struggling to stay afloat. Why is this? It seems that in our marketing efforts, we are being incredibly obtuse. But in what ways? How do we tap into Ghawar Field of public love for libraries? How do we make libraries sticky? Let's discuss.