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July 17, 2009, 02:55 PM ET
College Libraries Team Up With Their Local Counterparts
Even though it’s the big colleges that typically have the largest budgets and facilities, several universities are teaming up with their local public libraries to bring better service to patrons. At the American Library Association’s annual conference this week, a session titled “Our Town, Common Ground” highlighted some of those partnerships.
According to Library Journal, Cameron University, in Lawton, Okla. calls its local public library “The Little Library That Could.” Faculty members from the university present research at the library, and since both institutions have seen their budgets shrink in recent years, they share grant funds.
And the Journal compares the relationship between Lorain County Community College and Elyria Public Library to that of “the Mouse and the Elephant.” The public library has a branch in the community college’s library, although users need membership cards from both institutions to take out books.
At the conference, though, there was also talk of a partnership that may be close to an end. The Summersville Public Library, in West Virginia, has worked with a local campus of Glenville State College, providing curriculum material and increasing its hours to serve students. Now the college is under new leadership, and a new library board isn’t convinced the partnership is worth it. But discussions about ending the deal have sparked an e-mail campaign by college students. —Marc Beja
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