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原文观点
1.
图书馆对社区建设有重要意义，人们可以在互动学习探索。
2.
图书馆可以为非英语母语的人提供其他语言的书籍，雇佣会多语言的图书管理员和双语书俱乐部，帮他们克服语言障碍，融入到新社区
3.
图书馆能够积极理解和响应社区的需要，
图书馆不仅提供书籍和信息，他们也会提供针对社区需要的特殊资料，比如说一些抗灾资料
图书馆管理员可以作为社区与政府和社会的沟通桥梁，帮助解决这些需求。
4.
图书馆可以提供很多有意义的项目，有利于孩子成长。例如，免费辅导帮助小孩提高学习成绩，通过参加志愿者项目获得生活技能和工作经验。
相关词伙
digital revolution
网络科技的迅猛发展
a gadget enamored society
迷恋小电子设备的社会
community center
社区活动中心
technologically mediated life
科技主导的生活
add value to
增加价值
build communities
社区建设
champion the cultural lives of communities
力挺社区文化生活
revitalize the area
使一个地方重新充满活力
bring people together
把人们聚到一起
create economic opportunities
创造经济机会
recognize local needs
发现意识到当地的需求
interact on a daily basis with members of society
和社会成员每天接触
address these needs
解决需要
first language
母语
integrate non-English speaker into society
帮助非英语母语的人融入到社会
new immigrants
新移民
free tutoring
免费辅导
academic performance
学习成绩
afford private tutorage
负担的起私人辅导
life skills/ essential skills
生活技能
give young adults a positive work experience
给年轻人一个好的工作经验
child development
小孩的成长
engage with the world and their peers
与世界和同龄人建立起紧密关系
educate future generations
教育下一代
foster thoughtful communities
培养大家可以相互体谅的社区
pursue a career as...
从事
...
职业生涯
support local cultures in innovative ways
以创新和方式支持本土文化
esteemed educational establishments
有声望的教育机构
原文
many people believe libraries to b
e a thing of the past
due to the
digital revolution
and the rise of
a gadget enamored society.
The role of libraries as c
ommunity centers
is often undervalued leading to shrinking budgets and sometimes even closure.
However, the increase of
technologically mediated life
is perhaps the reason why public libraries are important institutions for brin
ging together
communities and providing a safe place in which individuals can gather to interact, learn and explore.
Here are a few of the ways in which libraries add value to our communities.
Libraries Help Build Communities
The placement of a library in a struggling or depressed neighborhood can help to revitalize the area – libraries are a great way to bring large numbers of people together and they also create
economic opportunities
for businesses and organizations.
Libraries aren’t just about books and information; they can also provide special collections which have developed from specific community needs.
Some libraries, such as the Oakland Public Library, have provided communities with tools after disasters have destroyed a neighborhood which goes to show how
locally responsive
a community-centered library can be.
Librarians are often the first to recognize local needs because they interact on a daily basis with members of society and understand their communities firsthand.
Therefore it is often libraries that
bring social needs
to the attention of the community and partner with local governments and social agencies to help address these needs.
As well as learning
the essential skills
and knowledge required, aspiring future librarians doing library science masters will also learn how to
champion the cultural lives of c
ommunities and society.
Libraries Can be Community Centers fo
r Diverse Populations
There are myriad communities across the country that are made up of individuals and families for whom English isn’t their first language and this can sometimes be a barrier in daily life.
However, the majority of public libraries help
integrate non-English speakers into society
by providing books in other languages, hiring librarians who are multilingual or o
ffering bilingual book clubs.
Libraries can offer new immigrants and their families a chance to connect with, and find helpful information about, their new communities including citizenship information and English classes.
Libraries are Champions of Youth
Libraries
offer a whole host of programs
from free tutoring, help with homework and annual summer reading programs for young children and teenagers to help them wit
h their academic performanc
e and aid parents who cannot afford private tutorage.
Teen advisory boards and
volunteer programs
are essential in teaching teenagers important life skills with libraries like the Brooklyn Public Library offering a Multicultural Internship Program which gives young adults a positive work experience.
Libraries can be valuable partners in helping parents with child development through their provision of collections, programs and services which allow children to learn, explore and engage with the world and their peers.
If the idea of educating future generations and
fostering thoughtful communities i
nspires you to pursue a career as a librarian then there are numerous online library science programs available at many esteemed educational establishments including the University of Southern California.
