PROFESSIONAL BOOK OF THE WEEK

Title: A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building
Author: Kathleen de la Peña McCook

Summary:
Our strongest advocates are our community members. Without community support, libraries will find it hard to obtain and continue to receive funding. Sometimes, help is needed in building and sustaining a library-supportive community. McCook explores the need to have the voice of a librarian present in all areas of a home community, from local and state government to the schools and to the volunteer and civic organizations. If libraries have a place at every table, we build a community not just of library users, but also, library supporters who can be our most effective advocates.