This is an excerpt from The Purpose-Based Library: Finding Your Path to Survival, Success, and Growth by John J. Huber and Steven V. Potter (ALA Editions, 2015). “The most meaningful way to ...

When a community needs a new library building, people frequently suggest converting existing—usually vacant—structures into a library. Converting nonlibrary spaces into libraries has much in common ...

I grew up in a farming community near a small town in mid-Michigan. Once a week, as a preschooler and elementary student, my mom took me to the local public library. You know what’s coming, because ...

The purpose of tabling in Pius Library is to provide space for student organizations to distribute goods, information, sales and/or services. Pius Library provides space for student organizations to ...