<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Writing about Libraries for &#8220;Civilians&#8221;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Love writing about libraries?  Many of us do.  For our fellow librarians. . . .  But for our communities?  Not so much.  The volume drops significantly. . . .&#8221;</p>
<p>And really, writing for our communities is <em>even more important</em>.   So figure out how to get better at it, and how and where to write.   The article <a title="AL Writing for Civilians" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd2f84eb#/cd2f84eb/40" target="_blank">Writing for Civilians</a> (<em>American Libraries</em>, November-December 2012) can help.</p>
<p>Maybe you should make writing about libraries for &#8220;civilians&#8221; a New Year&#8217;s Resolution.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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