There are some shining examples out there of town and gown partnerships which benefit the communities that they serve. The Keene Public Library has partnered successfully with Keene State College and reaped the rewards. They purchased the III System together and their users can benefit from both collections.
My interest in town and gown partnerships is more Waltham oriented, of course. The Minuteman Network has already got great collaboration between Academic and Public Libraries. My thought would be to partner more with Brandeis and Bentley our Academic neighbors.
Some collaborations which are working collectively now include: Middlebury College and the Middlebury Public Library. The Mountain Area Information Network in North Carolina provides free or low cost email and public chat rooms for their community. Virgo Public Library creates and maintains web sites for local non profits. They are an information portal for non profits.
Stay tuned for Waltham's increasing partnerships with the Academic community.
Louise
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