%0 Journal Article %1 Landgraf.2015 %A Landgraf, Greg %D 2015 %J American Libraries %K greenbib %N 1/2 %P 58-62 %T Not your garden-variety library: Planting a seed library yields community connections %U https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/01/05/not-your-garden-variety-library/ %V 46 %X Librarians recognize that the idea of libraries as a place for just books is ludicrous and has been for decades. ``We go with the `great libraries build great communities' mantra,'' says Nancy Coriaty, deputy town librarian for branch services at Fairfield (Conn.) Public Library. ``If we see something we think will benefit the community, we go for it.'' It was with that thought in mind that the library created a seed library at its Fairfield Woods branch in 2011.

@article{Landgraf.2015, abstract = {Librarians recognize that the idea of libraries as a place for just books is ludicrous and has been for decades. ``We go with the `great libraries build great communities' mantra,'' says Nancy Coriaty, deputy town librarian for branch services at Fairfield (Conn.) Public Library. ``If we see something we think will benefit the community, we go for it.'' It was with that thought in mind that the library created a seed library at its Fairfield Woods branch in 2011.}, added-at = {2020-01-10T16:16:29.000+0100}, author = {Landgraf, Greg}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2556c7f70633ce5a2f349530af97f92dc/bibgreen}, interhash = {d60567e769daab3c170ad2f4f900027b}, intrahash = {556c7f70633ce5a2f349530af97f92dc}, journal = {American Libraries}, keywords = {greenbib}, language = {en}, note = {Public libraries; Community involvement; Gardening }, number = {1/2}, pages = {58-62}, timestamp = {2022-11-20T21:26:58.000+0100}, title = {Not your garden-variety library: Planting a seed library yields community connections}, url = {https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/01/05/not-your-garden-variety-library/}, volume = 46, year = 2015 }