Children''s Services Today - A Practical Guide for Librarians

Informationen zum Autor By Jeanette Larson Klappentext 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. 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Children's Services in Public LibrariesChapter 2. Whom We ServeChapter 3. The Children's CollectionChapter 4. Library Services for ChildrenChapter 5. Early Literacy Programs for Children and FamiliesChapter 6. Programs for Elementary ChildrenChapter 7. Reading Initiatives and CelebrationsChapter 8. Management of the Children's DepartmentAppendix 1. Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public LibrariesAppendix 2. Awards and Best ListsIndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Jeanette Larson, Larson Jeanette
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2015
• EAN: 9780810891326
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9132-6
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: The Practical Guides for Librarians Series; Practical Guides for Librarian; Practical Guides for Librarians
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library and information services, School libraries & young reader services, Library Services;Youth Services