{"product_id":"freckle-reports-2020-and-2021-tim-coates-9781843810667","title":"Freckle Reports, 2020 and 2021, combined edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreckle reports are analyses of the data and performance of public libraries in the US, the UK and Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains the reports from both 2020 and 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reports describe the decline in use of public libraries and propose actions that can be used to remedy that situation. The 2020 report highlighted a number of specific areas for work, and the 2021 report develops those and adds some new observation made during the time of the pandemic lockdowns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrosby Kemper, director IMLS: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These reports raise the larger challenge of the question of what libraries are about. Are we still about books and reading or are we drifting off into community services of varying degrees of importance to the community. There is a challenge to the focus of library leadership and the strategies for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey also raise the question of the pre-pandemic decline in visitor-ship and circulation. There is the shift within circulation to eBooks and audio books and streaming services. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo any of our statistics capture the questions pertinent to the digital divide? Is the decline in computer sessions related to increasing community connectivity and what does that connectivity mean regarding digital literacy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd perhaps the most important question raised in the two reports is 'does the decline in children's circulation have an impact on the educational divide and basic literacy?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Freckle challenge is whether or not we are even collecting and highlighting the most important strategic information. What information do we need? Would detailed budget information, population diversity, SES information better inform decision making? How do we measure impact beyond basic outputs? Is there a utilitarian answer? Is there an aspirational answer? Are they compatible?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith decline in basic outputs are libraries in decline or changing the way they impact communities?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Coates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843810662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843810667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Coates Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.38d","brand":"Tim Coates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873930293503,"sku":"9781843810667","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freckle-reports-2020-and-2021-tim-coates-9781843810667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}