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Lights, Camera, Library: Building Community through World Class Film

Lights, Camera, Library: Building Community through World Class Film

Barbara Brattin
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781613503874|ISBN10: 1613503873|EISBN13: 9781613503881
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-387-4.ch005
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Brattin, Barbara. "Lights, Camera, Library: Building Community through World Class Film." Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions, edited by Karen Ellis, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 53-65. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-387-4.ch005

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Brattin, B. (2012). Lights, Camera, Library: Building Community through World Class Film. In K. Ellis (Ed.), Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions (pp. 53-65). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-387-4.ch005

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Brattin, Barbara. "Lights, Camera, Library: Building Community through World Class Film." In Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions, edited by Karen Ellis, 53-65. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-387-4.ch005

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Abstract

Providing public library services to a resort community whose members range from service industry workers to Hollywood moguls positions Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride, CO, as an institution bridging economic disparities. Community partnerships form the foundation for free library-based film series hosted by international festivals, including the acclaimed Telluride Film Festival and eclectic Mountainfilm. Both festivals enjoy a long history in this remote western ski town, and as a result of their national success, risk being disconnected from the average local. Through year-long partnerships with the public library, both festivals are strengthening ties with their home base. In turn, the library is fulfilling its role as the great equalizer and enhancing its facility through the benevolence of the festival organizations.

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