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Mandel Public Library expands outreach: mobile service, eliminated fines and fake-news literacy resources
Summary
Library leaders described new outreach measures including a Mandel Mobile van, elimination of overdue fines, curbside and park outreach, fake-news guides and enhanced e-book collections for civic topics.
The Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach described expanded outreach and civic-literacy work during an FIU panel, saying staff pivoted services during the COVID-19 pandemic to reach residents who were reluctant to return to the building. Lisa Hathaway, director of the Mandel Public Library, said the library secured an IMLS grant to fund a Mandel Mobile van that brings library services into…
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