Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success

Valuing the Community College Library provides a holistic approach to exhibiting community college library value through historical context, practical applications, and future thinking.

Through case studies, editorials from administrators, and practical approaches, it addresses why community college libraries exist and should exist, and the nuanced approaches to how library workers situate themselves at their institutions.

Community college libraries need to provide access to content, people, space, and technology and offer instruction, but can also serve as an outreach arm in advancing the mission of open enrollment and affordable access to higher education.