Libraries Leading CommunityLibraries are getting more and more creative in coming up with ways to build communities around them. Here are six innovative strategies, from "community closets" to skill- and tool-sharing initiatives, that take libraries beyond the book business and might work in your neighborhood.
Gambling on Community in Las Vegas, NVIsn’t it beyond time that a chance is taken on changing community through our own actions? What people in Las Vegas are doing is not a mere roll of the dice to rebound from this tough economic and social time, but intentional actions to create real change and community.
Inspirations for 2012 CommunityDafna Michaelson quit her job, cashed in her 401(k), and set out on a year-long mission: To visit one state each week and interview people changing their communities, and then share their stories to inspire others.
by Dave Soleil
When we deconstruct leadership, we will not find a hero at the heart of leadership. We will find community.…
Instead of continuing to be consumers of commercial entertainment, why not have our New Year's resolutions include creating an enjoyable neighborhood and becoming real neighbors celebrating life together?…
by Clare Goff
More than 30 years after he first created the concept, Edgar Cahn believes that in midst of economic crisis the world is finally waking up to the possibilities offered by timebanking.…
When we admit that most of us don’t really know our neighbors, we are revealing that the primary site for genuine cooperation is absent from our lives.…
by Peter Block
Industry solutions to a health care system that already suffers from over–management suggest we provide even more management. True health care reform will occur when we acknowledge that 85% of our health is in the hands of the individual and the community.…