<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">L</div>ibraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places of books in our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren’t about books, what are they about?<br>
<br>In Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today’s Complex World, David Lankes, winner of the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, walks you through what to expect out of your library.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
</div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline"></div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In the two years since Expect More has been published, it has sold thousands of copies and been used by librarians and those working with libraries. <b><font color="#ff0000">By making the digital version of the book freely available it is hoped that more librarians can use the book to engage their boards, principals, and provosts in a constructive conversation about the future of their libraries.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
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