Thriving Together | Best Small Library in America 2019 By Meredith Schwartz Taking strategic advantage of an eclective community mix to deliver innovative library service where it’s most needed helped the Copper Queen Library in Bisbee, AZ, win LJ’s 2019 Best Small Library in America, sponsored by Baker & Taylor.
Honey Grove Library & Learning Center, TX, is one of the two finalists for LJ's Best Small Library in America. The library has been named a finalist before, in 2014; a lot has changed since then.
Libraries are a key setting for providing knowledge and experiential learning in a whole new way. Organized by key categories, representing those typical of many makerspaces, are a wealth of materials that promote problem solving, play and imagination.
Best Small Library in America 2019 Finalist: Whitehall Public Library By Meredith Schwartz Whitehall Public Library is one of the two finalists for LJ's Best Small Library in America. When social service agencies began to resettle refugees in Whitehall, in the Pittsburgh, PA, suburbs, the library started building bridges between refugees and long-term residents.
"That’s why I love this community. People fought hard for free and open access for everyone, and we’re still reaping the benefits."
