Sponsored by the Branch Manager's Network of the Public Library Section
Learn about the latest research on social capital and what that means for your library’s programs and services. There will be case studies and tips on how to boost special themes to build community. Steve Sumerford will lead the discussion.
Steve Sumerford is the Assistant Director
of the Greensboro Public Library. He worked for over a decade as a branch
manager in low-income neighborhoods
and came to see the tremendous potential for librarians to be “community
builders.” For his work in literacy, diversity and neighborhood organizing,
he has won awards from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, FaithAction, and
the NAACP.