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Libraries and Community Engagement

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Rutgers University School of Communication and Information

Libraries and Community Engagement

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Harwood Institute and American Library Association. (2015). Libraries Transforming

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Kranich, Nancy. (Winter 2005). “Civic Partnerships: The Role of Libraries in Promoting

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