An Act of Political Will: SF's Quest for a New Central Library.

Wiley, Peter Booth

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ERIC Number: EJ523206

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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An Act of Political Will: SF's Quest for a New Central Library.

Wiley, Peter Booth

Library Journal, v121 n7 p36-37 Apr 15 1996

Describes how the New Main San Francisco Public Library was created in spite of budget cuts and threats of shutting down library branches. Discusses community support, the political approach to fund raising, collection development and increased patronage, and linking branch libraries to the New Main's system. (AEF)

Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Community Support, Fund Raising, Library Collection Development, Library Development, Library Funding, Library Networks, Politics, Public Libraries

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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