Fundamentals of Children's Services
Jan 2005 · American Library Association
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About this ebook
Where we fit in -- Principles of children's librarianship -- Whom do children's librarians serve? -- Purposes and components -- Selection and acquisition -- Cataloging and organization -- Evaluation and deselection/weeding -- After-school services -- Reference -- Reader's advisory -- The Internet -- Story hours -- Book discussion groups -- Booktalking -- Entertainment and enrichment programs -- Summer reading programs -- Family programs and family literacy -- Budget and finance -- Planning -- Policy and procedures -- Public relations, promotion, and marketing -- Professional development.
About the author
Michael Sullivan is the author of several books, including Raising Boy Readers, Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do, Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap, and Serving Boys through Readers' Advisory. He has spoken widely on the topic of boys and reading as well as library administration and the place and power of children's services. He was a children’s librarian and library director in public libraries for more than fifteen years and taught public library administration for five years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.
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