2015 James Partridge Award Acceptance Speech

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter presents the acceptance speech for the 2015 James Partridge Award, which inspired the creation of this volume devoted to the Partridge Award and issues of diversity and inclusion in library and information science.

Methodology/approach

Tracing his career as librarian and library director, the author explores his path to becoming a library director in his hometown and finding ways to work with the community and local government to build a new facility for the city library.

Findings

Community engagement, advocacy, partnerships, and fundraising plan intertwined roles in sustaining libraries and meeting the needs of the communities that they serve.

Citation

Crocker, W. (2016), "2015 James Partridge Award Acceptance Speech", Celebrating the James Partridge Award: Essays Toward the Development of a More Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Field of Library and Information Science (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 42), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 217-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020160000042021