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Introduction: The Imperative Connections among LIS Education, Libraries, and Communities

Anna Maria Tammaro, Crystal Fulton
pp. 579-586
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949570
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Libraries, Community Empowerment, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Symbiotic Transformation

Barbara Lison
pp. 587-600
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949571
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Don't Call It Apprenticeships: Teaching Libraries in Library Science Education

R. David Lankes
pp. 601-608
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949572
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Enhancing Library Communities through Field-Based Projects

Elizabeth Burns
pp. 609-624
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949573
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Concentric Learning Communities: Educating Rural Library Staff in Principles of Collaborative Family Learning

Sarah A. Evans, Lance Michael Simpson, Lacy Noel Molina, Christy Stanley
pp. 625-642
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949574
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Studying Community Librarianship through Historical Writings on Public Library Programming Activities: American, British, and Anglo-Scandinavian Perspectives

Mia Høj Mathiasson
pp. 643-668
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949575
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Librarianship and Participatory Practices: Something Old, Something Borrowed, and Something New

Raphaëlle Bats
pp. 669-676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949576
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Newcomer: Best Practices on Community Librarianship in Europe

Anna Maria Tammaro, Ilona Kish, Erik Boekesteijn, Tirza De Fockert, Kirstine Bruun, Demicelis Riccardo, Simona Villa, Pillerova Vladana, Vogt Hannelore, Maja Vunšek
pp. 677-687
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949577
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Swedish Library Policy and Community Librarianship

Kerstin Rydbeck
pp. 688-711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949578
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Bridging the Digital Divide: Librarians' Role in Empowering Nigerian Communities through Digital Competencies and Advocacy

Sophia V. Adeyeye
pp. 712-726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949579
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From Tradition to Fast Pacing 4IR and Society 5.0, to Embracing Community Librarianship: An Evolutionary Approach on How to Prepare Students

Ina Fourie, Theo J.D. Bothma, Marlene Holmner, Anika Meyer
pp. 727-756
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2024.a949580
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