A Basic Reference Collection for Community Branch Libraries
Author : Hennepin County Library
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 1969*
Category : Reference books
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Author : Hennepin County Library
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 1969*
Category : Reference books
ISBN :
Author : Hennepin County Library
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Reference books
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Author : Hennepin County Library
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 17,97 MB
Release : 1966*
Category : Reference books
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Author : Minneapolis Public Library
Publisher :
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 33,6 MB
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Category : Public libraries
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Author : Kay Ann Cassell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 2021-04-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538112698
Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction provide an overview of public librarianship today. It covers library organization, policy development, staffing, fiscal organization including funding sources and budgets, the legal framework, relationships with local and state governments, advocacy, services and service development for different age groups and for different groups of users, development of programming and outreach, collection development, promotion and marketing, and current issues and trends. In addition to context and concepts, the book uses many examples from both large and small public libraries to bring principles to life. Examples include real library policies, case studies, strategic planning, organization charts and library budgets. Many think that public libraries are not complicated to run.This book aims to show that public libraries are very complicated and require much skill on the part of the director, staff, and Board of Trustees to meet the needs of their local users.Advocacy and marketing have become important parts of the work of public libraries. Funding is always challenging so public libraries must constantly be making the local government and its citizens aware of the public library – its programs, collections, and services. This book's focus is on how public libraries reach beyond the walls of their buildings and touch the lives of their citizens.Meeting community interests and needs is essential for 21st century public libraries. For students the book offers discussion questions at the end of each chapter. These questions also provide discussion starters for public library staff development.
Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
Publisher :
Page : 1364 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 1926
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Author : Marcia Stucklen Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 131795114X
This book investigates a wide variety of situations and models which fall under the umbrella of information and referral. It examines traditional views in public libraries and library systems as well as descriptions of programs in nontraditional settings, such as academic libraries. A human services perspective is explored and research models are presented.
Author : Vickie Rivers
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0786481544
Libraries are integral parts of communities, and patrons have visited them in record numbers over recent years. According to the American Library Association, 64 percent of people surveyed in the United States have visited their local libraries in the past year. Branch librarians especially are striving to meet the various needs of their communities—in addition to books and Internet access, many branch libraries have videos, books on tape and CD, DVDs, and even art prints available to their patrons. This handbook covers a wide variety of issues that the branch librarian must deal with every day. Chapters are devoted to mission statements (the Dallas Public Library and Dayton Metro Library mission statements are highlighted as examples), library systems, boards of trustees, friends of libraries, administration, bosses, professionalism, professional organizations, time management, effective supervision, staffs, security guards, computer databases, courier services, branch management, collection development, service desks, homeschoolers, Spanish-speaking patrons, homeless patrons, problem patrons, community, programming, and outreach.
Author : American Library Association
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Academic libraries
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Author : Gerard B. McCabe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2000-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1567508413
The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. Reading this book will not turn a reader into a qualified specialist on library buildings, but it will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team. The concept of modern libraries is moving toward interactive connections with information sources far beyond the immediate community. For the contemporary public library, this means connection to a network, with several terminals constantly online to the Internet. New library buildings must be constructed with these and other needs in mind. The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. This book will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team.