Ambridge as Metaphor: Sharing the Mission and Values of a 21st-Century Library

Abstract

21st-century libraries are a community hub, providing entertainment, learning, information sharing and idea incubation. A place for all, they can be a locus for activism and the civil society. In an era when UK public libraries are under threat, the interwoven stories of Ambridge promote those values. In the Big Society, volunteers were to fill the roles of library professionals. Ambridge too has its many volunteers yet recognises the rightful place of trained professionals.

Citation

Lefebvre, M. (2017), "Ambridge as Metaphor: Sharing the Mission and Values of a 21st-Century Library", Courage, C. and Headlam, N. (Ed.) Custard, Culverts and Cake, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-285-720171012