Public Management articles about libraries

Recently, two articles about public libraries have appeared in Public Management, the journal of the International City Management Association (ICMA).  The articles are part of an ICMA project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to explore the role of city and county managers as advocates for libraries and the relationship of libraries to quality of life and community sustainability.  The first article appeared in the March 2008 issue "Libraries: Partners in Sustaining Communities" and can be found at http://icma.org/pm/9002/.  The second article "Welcome to the E-Government Library of the Future -- Today" in the April issue at http://icma.org/pm/9003/.   The third article will appear in the May issue.  Library directors and boards should be familiar with these articles in case a municipal official inquires about them.  Because many local officials may not read ICMA publications libraries should consider sharing these articles with them.

> contributed by Rick