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Jennifer Thiele (Louisiana State University)

Rural Public Librarianship

Jennifer Thiele (Louisiana State University)

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English
Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited
10 July 2025
Library & information sciences; Library & information services
This book highlights the challenges that small and rural libraries

experience and offers best practices to contend with them with limited

resources.

Nearly 50% of libraries in the United States are considered small or rural. These libraries face unique challenges and issues that continue to manifest as libraries contend with the systematic problem of access to information.

These challenges include:

- Financial barriers such as the drying up of recent federal and local grant funds for both rural municipalities and public libraries specifically.

- Broadband accessibility for those in rural areas

- The shift from face to face to virtual programs.

- Ebook access

- Mobile hotspot circulation and community access points outside the library

- Book challenges and a changing political environment

How can librarians address these accessibility issues? This book

highlights these challenges and offers best practices to contend with

them given the limited resources rural libraries have access to.
By:  
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9798881802080
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction Chapter 1: The History of the Rural Public Library Chapter 2: Rural Libraries Today Chapter 3: Internet Connectivity in Rural Libraries Chapter 4: Rural Public Library Funding Chapter 5: Rural Library Programming Chapter 6: Internet Outside the Walls of The Library Chapter 7: Partnerships and Outreach Chapter 8: Political Issues and Legislation Chapter 9: The Future of the Rural Public Library Index About the Author

Jennifer Thiele is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the School of Information Studies at Louisiana State University. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2016 with her dissertation focusing on public library internet connectivity in rural areas of the United States, and the funding structures and programs that supported librarians bridging the digital divide. Dr. Thiele was the recipient of the American Library Association's award for Notable Dissertations in 2017, and has taught classes in rural libraries, public library administration and readers' advisory. She has also taught and developed core coursework for rural public librarian certification programs in the state of Wisconsin. From 2008-2021, Dr. Thiele served as Director of the Marinette County Library System.

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