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Joint-Use Libraries: Combined Public and School Libraries

Basic information about joint-use libraries, with bibliographies.

Periodical articles on Combined Public and School Libraries

Selected articles on joint-use libraries, arranged in reverse chronological order. Coverage is 1999-2012. Titles included on the main tab are not repeated here.

Kluever J, Wayne F. Making Connections: Challenges and Benefits of Joint Use Libraries as Seen in One Community. School Libraries Worldwide. January 2012;18(1):48-55.

Jackson, Young C., and Helen Bell. 2008. "Learning Side by Side." American Libraries 39, no. 4: 68-69.

Brookes, Joanna, and Rebecca Ryan. 2007. "A Tale of Two Libraries." Public Libraries 46, no. 4: 9-12.

Margolis, Rick. 2007. "Best in The West." School Library Journal 53, no. 5: 36-39. Profile of Wyoming's Fort Washakie School/Community Library and Technology Center.

Hubbe, Elizabeth B. 2005. Combined School/Public Libraries: Do They Have An Effect On Teens' Use of Library Materials and Teens Leisure Reading? n.p.: 2005. (Thesis (MSLS) Univ of NC at Chapel Hill.)

Jackson, Elise. "Formal and Informal Opportunities for Public Libraries to Partner with Schools." Bookmobiles and Outreach Services 8, no. 2 (2005): 45-67.

Everhart, Nancy, Deborah Delsemme, and Sandy Stuart. 2003. "The Research: Combined School-Public Libraries." Knowledge Quest 32, no. 1: 58-61.

Auld, Hampton (Skip). "Combined School-Public Library Facilities: Opinions, Case Studies, and Questions to Consider, Part II." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 310-316.

Harrington, Judy. "The Three Cs of a Successful Joint Library Project." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 314.

Moorman, John. "Don't Do It!" Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 35-38.

Nichols, LeeAnn. "Joint School-Public Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 312-14.

Auld, Hampton (Skip). "Combined School-Public Library Facilities: Opinions, Case Studies, and Questions to Consider, Part I." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 248-255.

Blount, Patti and Pam Gardow. "Double Your Fun with a Combination Public-High School Library." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 254-55.

Casey, James B. "The Devil is in the Details." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 252-53.

Christopherson, Dan. "What One Community Says about Joint Use." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 250-51.

Bundy, Alan. "Essential Connections: School and Public Libraries for Lifelong Learning." The Australian Library Journal 50, no. 2 (February 2002): 47-70.

Sullivan, Edward T. "Connect with Success: A Few Tips for Public Library-School Cooperation." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 14, no. 3 (Spring 2001): 14.

Woolls, E. Blanche. "Public Library-School Library Cooperation: A View from the Past with a Prediction for the Future." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 14, no. 3 (Spring 2001): 8-10.

Casey, Mary Agnes. "School and Public Library Partnerships." Catholic Library World 71, no. 1 (September 2000): 81-82.

Fitzgibbons, Shirley A. "School and Public Library Relationships: Essential Ingredients in Implementing Educational Reforms and Improving Student Learning." School Library Media Research 3 (2000).

Lobner, Jerome and Lillian Kaslon. "School/Public Library Combinations." Nebraska Library Association Quarterly 31, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 17-21.

Kleiman, Allan M. "A Blueprint for Disaster." Public Libraries 38, no. 6 (November/December 1999): 357-58.

Sager, Don. "Joint Use of Facilities by Schools and Public Libraries." Public Libraries 38, no. 6 (November/December, 1999): 355-59.

Tucey, Richard, and Rooney, Carol. "The School/Public Library Alliance: The Pueblo Library District Experience." Colorado Libraries 25, no. 1 (Summer 1999): 21-24.