Managing Children's Services in Libraries
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Book Overview
Providing guidelines for designing collections and services that best serve 21st-century needs in school and public libraries, this book helps librarians to understand today's children and the ways they interact with information and recreational materials.
Managing Children's Services in Libraries, Fourth Edition is designed to give students and new library workers the skills they need to succeed as well as get experienced librarians up to speed on the new developments in technology, publishing, and education. The book takes a broad view of all aspects of library work with children, addressing the dramatic and ongoing changes in school and pubic libraries. This latest edition of a popular, proven resource focuses on practical ways to organize library services to children and the adults who care for them, and on expanding services from the building level to the greater community. Sections focus specifically on collections, planning services, managing personnel and budgets, and working with other community agencies. The book is written to serve as a textbook for courses in services to children and young adults, and is appropriate for short workshops and in-service training for library staff. Administrators and department heads will find it a useful tool for designing and updating library services.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1610691008
ISBN13:9781610691000
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Libraries Unlimited
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"
Age Range:7 to 17 years
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Managing Children's Services in the Public Library
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I originally bought this as a text for a grad course and have kept this as near my desk as possible since. Fasick covers all aspects of managing library services for children in an easy-to-read, step-by-step format.This book is useful to school media personnel as well as public librarians. A great reference for anyone who works with children in a public setting.
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