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Managing children's services in libraries / Adele M. Fasick and Leslie Edmonds Holt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, ©2013.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xiv, 225 pages ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781610691000
  • 1610691008
  • 9781610693738
  • 1610693736
Uniform titles:
  • Managing children's services in the public library
Subject(s):
Contents:
Why do we need libraries for children? -- Getting to know today's children -- Strategic planning -- Evaluation -- Budgeting and fundraising -- Facilities and space planning -- Collection development in a multimedia world -- Acquisition, automated systems, and access -- Intellectual freedom and privacy -- Programs and services for children -- Outreach and cooperative programs -- Marketing and maintaining a public profile -- Recruiting and retaining staff and volunteers -- Leadership and staff communications -- Changing media--changing services.
Summary: "Succeeding at school or children's librarianship takes more than just zeal to work with young people and a passion for teaching. To serve today's diverse child populations effectively under tough economic limitations, librarians and library assistants need solid management, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and technological skills. 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."--Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's Please Ask at Children's Desk 025.1976 F248 Available 33111008731636
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.

Previous edition: 2008.

"Succeeding at school or children's librarianship takes more than just zeal to work with young people and a passion for teaching. To serve today's diverse child populations effectively under tough economic limitations, librarians and library assistants need solid management, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and technological skills. 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."--Publisher's website.

Why do we need libraries for children? -- Getting to know today's children -- Strategic planning -- Evaluation -- Budgeting and fundraising -- Facilities and space planning -- Collection development in a multimedia world -- Acquisition, automated systems, and access -- Intellectual freedom and privacy -- Programs and services for children -- Outreach and cooperative programs -- Marketing and maintaining a public profile -- Recruiting and retaining staff and volunteers -- Leadership and staff communications -- Changing media--changing services.

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