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Informationen zum Autor Sheryl Kindle Fullner is librarian at Nooksack Valley Middle School in Everson, WA. Klappentext An organized collection of budget saving methods, materials, and strategies, these tips are all tried-and-true examples of ways to stretch the media specialist's budget and time, and change even the drabbest library into an inviting oasis of learning. The Shoestring Library offers hope, incentive, and direction to librarians who lack everything but passion. The book is organized around 300 hints-more than 114 of which are green alternatives-for administering a library in tough times. The book is divided into two parts, Support Functions and Physical Plant. The support section investigates such topics as how to best use volunteers and how to get free materials for your library. The physical plant section, amply supplemented with dozens of photos, helps a librarian identify and fix problems with dismal walls, ceilings, windows, shelving, desks, seating, and lighting, proposing low-cost or no-cost solutions to all these woes.Instructions are practical and thorough, concentrating on reuse, re-purposing, and recycling, and each idea is reversible. For quick access, chapters sport distinctive icons; time-management tips, for example, are distinguished by an alarm clock. Designed for institutions from preschools through college, The Shoestring Library proves that there is no expiration date on learning. Zusammenfassung An organized collection of budget saving methods! materials! and strategies! these tips are all tried-and-true examples of ways to stretch the media specialist's budget and time! and change even the drabbest library into an inviting oasis of learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Figures About the Author Introduction SECTION 1 LIBRARY MANAGEMENT FOR TOUGH TIMES CHAPTER 1: The Language of Cheap CHAPTER 2: Time Management Repurpose Common Objects Big-Impact Display Items Create Inviting Temporary Spaces Save Time and Money at the Circulation Desk CHAPTER 3: Free Education CHAPTER 4: Volunteers CHAPTER 5: Solicit Free Items: Develop as a Scrounge Solicit Free Magazines CHAPTER 6: Prepare for Subs and for Emergencies Equip Substitutes CHAPTER 7: Concerning Health CHAPTER 8: Contests CHAPTER 9: Diversity Projects CHAPTER 10: Priceless Relationships and Shallow Contacts SECTION 2 THE PHYSICAL PLANT CHAPTER 11: Advice from Realtors Engage Parents and Administrators CHAPTER 12: Painting and Use of Color CHAPTER 13: Ceilings CHAPTER 14: Increase Seating CHAPTER 15: Shelving and Desk Solutions CHAPTER 16: Map the Library CHAPTER 17: Wise Lighting CHAPTER 18: Walls CHAPTER 19: Glass, a Clear Winner Conclusion Index ...
