... of children is … a mistake.” R.B.   McCabe . Civic Librarianship. Renewing the Social Mission of the Public Library . Latham, MA : The Scarecrow Press   2001 . 200 pp. , ISBN: 0‐8108‐3905‐9   US$39.50 © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Public libraries Social responsibility...

...: © MCB UP Limited 2002 Equal opportunities Public libraries Social responsibility Library users Speaking today in Manchester it is difficult for me to be angry. Not only does it have the best football team in the world (apart from Crystal Palace, of course) but it is also where...

... for inclusion, and recommendations towards this end are made. Public libraries Young people Library services Positive action Social responsibility Prior to the previous decade, governmental or academic discussion of disadvantaged people and deprived communities tended to consider only those...