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Foreword - Annie Everall OBE Introduction and vision for the book - Carolynn Rankin and Avril BrockPART 1: CHILDREN’S LIBRARY SERVICES – POLICY, PEOPLE AND PARTNERSHIPS 1. Library services for children and young people – an overview of current provision, future trends and challenges - Carolynn Rankin and Avril Brock 2. 21st-century school libraries – visionary spaces for learning - Tricia Adams 3. The changing shape of reading – the 21st-century challenge - Briony Birdi 4. Case study. Engaging and influencing policy and the curriculum – the Scottish Information Literacy Project experience - Christine IrvingPART 2: CONNECTING AND ENGAGING – REACHING YOUR AUDIENCE AND CATCHING THE LATEST WAVE 5. Libraries, literacy and popular culture – let’s get reading! - Avril Brock and Carolynn Rankin 6. Libraries, literacy and popular culture – what’s cool to read? - Avril Brock and Alix Coughlin 7. Creative integration of information technology in the school library - Carol Webb 8. Comics, manga and graphic novels – developing, selecting and promoting a core collection for teenagers and young people - Mel Gibson 9. Connecting and engaging with children and young people – the Australian public library perspective on outreach and marketing - Carolyn Bourke 10. Case study. Partnerships and library outreach in the National Year of Reading 2008 - Carolynn RankinPART 3: BUILDINGS, DESIGN AND SPACES – LIBRARIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 11. Library space and place transformation – designing for the digital natives - Carolynn Rankin 12. Making space for reading – designing library spaces for children in public and school libraries - Rachel Van Riel 13. Case study. Imagine, explore, discover – welcome to The Trove at White Plains Public Library, New York - Sandra MirandaPART 4: ISSUES FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 14. The importance of service evaluation in libraries for children and schools - Lucy Gildersleeves 15. The rights of the child and youth advocacy – issues for professional practice in the library setting - Edward Halpin, Philippa Trevorrow, Laura Topping and Carolynn Rankin
Summary
Provides a sound background to the various aspects of library provision for 6-18 year olds. This book outlines a vision for children's library services and carves out a strategy for engaging with the challenges and opportunities for children's librarians and policy makers in the Google environment.
