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Did you see a book mentioned on the HRC that interests you? 
Borrow it from the HRC lending library and delve deeper into the topic! 

Below, you’ll find reviews and discussion of selected books from the HRC’s collection. Go to the entry for the title you want to borrow, click the link for “Borrow this Book, and send in the automated e-mail request that is generated.

Or, you can browse the entire HRC library collection (you’ll be taken to our library catalog on librarything.com) and e-mailing your request to the HRC.

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Beyond the Turnstile: Making the Case for Museums and Sustainable Value

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Tips for Training Volunteers

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By Scott Wands
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Twitter for Museums

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Call the Lost Dream Back: Essays on History, Race, and Museums

call-the-lost-dream-back-we.jpg The New England Museum Association has announced the theme for its 2011 Annual Conference in Hartford, "Museums in the Mirror: Reflecting Relevance in a Diverse Society." Those interested in the important issues raised by the conference theme will want to read veteran museum director Lonnie Bunch's new book, Call The Lost Dream Back. The book is a collection of essays written over the last twenty years that examine history, race, and the place of...



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Brandraising

Brandraising-Web.jpg The HRC thanks Tammi Flynn, Director of Marketing for the Florence Griswold Museum, in Old Lyme, CT, for serving as guest author for the following entry.Brandraising by Sarah Durham is all about communication.  It is very much a how-to book with lots of bullets and checklists and a very detailed outline of how to establish a meaningful brand and develop a communications strategy. Along the way Durham is pretty realistic. She acknowledges the lack...

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