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Self-Help Meets God: A Classic Approach | Collection Development

Self-Help Meets God: A Classic Approach | Collection Development | LibraryLinks LiensBiblio | Scoop.it

Because of the rapidly changing nature of the field, these selections emphasize the sturdy classics and are meant to outline a core library of reliably popular titles; a few contemporary standouts and still-productive writers fill out the list. Both self-help and spirituality are areas in which successful writers tend to capitalize on their successes, so where a notable or popular title is named, there are usually several more to add to a library’s shelves, often many more.

 

-Graham Christian

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Public libraries: The new homeless shelters

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SAN FRANCISCO—Not everyone who spends all day, every day in the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library is down and out. Only mostly everyone...

 

-Evelyn Nieves


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Library is no longer just for readers - San Antonio Express

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"For eight years, the Landa Gardens Conservancy, a nonprofit volunteer organization, has been working to make the library more than just a place to check out books.
With more than $1.5 million it raised, the group has transformed the library in the historic Monte Vista neighborhood into a community center where parents can take their children to play and students from nearby Trinity University can sit under shade trees to read."

 

Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Library-is-no-longer-just-for-readers-3640773.php#ixzz1y8JEaSbF


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