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Podcast: WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Episode: Talk of the Towns 9/10/25: How Libraries Save Communities– a conversation with R. David Lankes
Description: Producer/Hosts: Ron Beard and Liz Graves Production support from Joel Mann and from College of the Atlantic Theme music for Talk of the Towns Theme is a medley from Coronach, on a Balnain House Highland Music recording. Talk of the Towns: Local Community concerns and opportunities This month: What is the history of public libraries in the US? What is the mission of community libraries? What is included in “new librarianship”? What does “new librarianship” imply for library staff and boards of directors? How might local libraries shift from serving their communities to “saving” them? How might local libraries ma...