Library Transform campaign : the American initiative and librarian role to applied in the Arab world
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https://doi.org/10.70000/cj.2025.75.610Keywords:
Library Transform, public libraries, American Libraries, Librarian Roles, Library transform Campaignn, Transform Leaders, Arabic Libraries, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Arab WorldAbstract
Libraries Transform – an initiative launched by the American Library Association – aims to enhance the role of librarians as key leaders responsible for driving societal change. The initiative responds to a pressing need in the library sector by developing and distributing new tools, providing support and resources to librarians to engage with their communities in new ways. Libraries Transform helps libraries become more expressive and connected with their communities, achieving a greater impact on positive outcomes. This includes stronger relationships with local civil society organizations, nonprofits, funders, and businesses, increased investment in communities, and collaboration in several areas such as education, health, well-being, and community service. The American Library Association also hopes to transform libraries into tools for positive community change (ALA, 2022).
Most American libraries have found the Libraries Transform campaign to be an innovative and effective solution for increasing support for U.S. public libraries, achieving their goals, and turning libraries into centers of cultural and social support for communities. Since its launch in October 2015, more than 6,900 libraries have joined the campaign through advocacy meetings and library transformation efforts, as well as by leveraging social media. Many libraries continue to use the tools to demonstrate the power of the campaign, delivering a unified, dynamic voice for the library profession worldwide (Julian, 2017).
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