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![](https://sep.turbifycdn.com/ca/I/infotoday_2271_8958946) ![](https://sep.yimg.com/ca/Img/trans_1x1.gif) ![ShanachieTour
A Library Road Trip Across America](https://sep.turbifycdn.com/ca/I/infotoday_2271_8972587)
By Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de
Geer
Photographs by Geert van den
Boogaard
“Just as early explorers
roamed this country looking for
settling places or good fortune, Erik,
Jaap, and Geert—armed with
laptops, cameras, video cameras, and
sound equipment—roamed around a
foreign place in a large mobile home
(which they dubbed the MotherShip)
looking for and collecting good
stories. ... the importance of the
ShanachieTour lies in the indomitable
spirit and delight with which [they]
went after and captured stories both
grand and small. A good idea, a human
idea, a seeking of understanding and
connection are all at the heart of this
unique experience. ... relive the tour
through this wonderful volume and
DVD.”
—Kathryn J. Deiss,
ACRL
from the Foreword
This unique book with its accompanying
DVD documentary follows three Dutch
library employees on a coast-to-coast
U.S. road trip to discover how American
libraries are engaging their communities
and preparing for the future. In the
spirit of roving Scots-Irish storytellers
from a bygone era, the
“Shanachies”—Erik
Boekesteijn, Jaap van de Geer, and Geert
van den Boogaard—traveled to
libraries both large and small in 2007,
meeting with librarians to encourage,
record, and share their stories.
The book includes original blog
entries from the trip, insights from
library professionals, and vivid color
photographs of libraries, their staffs,
patrons, and environs. An entertaining
one-hour “road movie” on DVD
brings the trip to life, featuring
conversations with innovative librarians
and educators from east to west.
With its infectiously upbeat
outsider’s view of American
libraries and the many challenges they
face, this book and video set is sure to
galvanize librarians of all stripes.
ShanachieTour is a heartfelt love letter
to American libraries: informative,
inspirational—and a whole lot of
fun!
2008/160 pp/softbound
with DVD
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