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Children's Services Today
A Practical Guide for Librarians
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2015
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Here, one of America’s foremost experts in public library services to children cover the basics of library services for children. Jeanette Larson highlights best practices and "toolkits" that provide tools and resources to quickly implement programs and services. She includes model programs, checklists and forms, and ready-to-use examples of programs, with an emphasis on programs that are inexpensive to implement and simple to replicate.
From start to finish, learn how to plan, implement, and manage public library programs and services for children, ages birth to twelve years old. Children's services are a critical part of today's library services and staff need basic background information, practical advice, and specific examples of how to perform the fundamental duties required of them. Special features of the book include:
Basic information on how to implement the fundamental services and programs of library services to children
Background and rationale for the provision of these services and programs
Enhancements for children's programs and services that support literacy and learning
Templates for successful programs
Examples of inexpensive and ready-to-use programs ranging from simple to on-going and more elaborate programs
Children’s Services Today: A Practical Guide for Librarians offers basic background, practical experience, and best practices necessary for the successful provision of children's services in today's public library. Whether you are a part-time children's librarian in a small, rural library, a generalist assigned to provide children's programming in a medium-sized library, or a paraprofessional working in the children's department in a large urban library, this practical guide will help you implement dynamic programs and services that meet the needs of today's children and families
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Copyright Year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-9324-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-9133-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
202
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
List of Illustrations No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01. Children’s Services in Public Libraries No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter 02. Who We Serve No access Pages 13 - 28
Chapter 03. The Children’s Collection No access Pages 29 - 68
