Author : Claire B. Gunnels
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 0557174341
This is a must read for all librarians, museum docents, and community organizers who plan events for adults. LIFE in the Library shows how to develop a weekly multifaceted event for grownups. Kids have all the fun. It's time for the adult community to come alive every week to something new, educational, and fun.
Author : Claire B. Gunnels
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838992382
The joint-use college/public library can be an ideal solution to serving patrons while managing overextended resources, and this illuminating book scrutinizes successes and failures of the joint-use model.
Author : Shalu Gillum
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538135914
Library programming can increase patron awareness of and engagement with library resources and services. However, creative programming and promotion is what really draws people in, especially as libraries evolve and become more virtual. How can librarians reach their unique user groups when those users never have to step foot in the library? Planning and Promoting Events in Health Sciences Libraries: Success Stories and Best Practices presents a simple blueprint for planning and promoting library events and programs written with medical librarians in mind. Whether you work in an academic or hospital setting, this book is full of useful suggestions and tips for taking the stress and confusion out of the library programming and event planning process. Drawing upon the wisdom and experience of health sciences librarians from across the country, this book will: Walk readers through the stages of library programming and promotion Act as a how-to for health sciences librarians looking to create successful outreach events Highlight how other health sciences libraries just like yours have successfully created programs for their users, even those with little to no programming budget Encourage readers to think creatively about their own programming and events Planning and Promoting Events in Health Sciences Libraries: Success Stories and Best Practices will show you that you don’t need a degree in marketing in order to create successful outreach events. Health sciences librarians can take what they already know about their patrons and their own libraries and apply that knowledge to every planning process with the help of the practical strategies found in this guide.
Author : Kathryn Moore Crowe
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1803823690
An important addition to the research on how libraries can work with their communities to provide critical services and resources. Providing valuable insights about the diverse ways that outreach can be accomplished within and through communities, this volume serves as a significant resource for library managers, staff and their partners.
Author : Sarah Flowers
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 37,17 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838935877
As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes Anecdotes and success stories from the field Guidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practiceThe first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.
Author : American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
Publisher :
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 33,60 MB
Release : 1975
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976
ISBN :
Author : Meagan Lacy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,57 MB
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1610697162
This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in college campus libraries as well as public and high school libraries, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books. In a world of constant Facebook posts and Tweets, digital distractions and online reading habits are wearing at students' ability to focus, reflect, synthesize, and think deeply. This professional text, based on a concept introduced by Maura Kelly in the online edition of The Atlantic, delves into the trend toward contemplative readingotherwise known as the Slow Book movementexplaining what it is, why it's important, and how you can implement it in various ways and in multiple settings. Author and librarian Meagan Lacy, along with contributions from others in the field, offers insights, advice, and practical tools to help you foster an appreciation of reading in students both during and after college. The first part of the book establishes the importance of the Slow Book movement, while the second and third sections combine case studies and guidance for employing the principles of this method across multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, classics, and contemporary works. Chapters build a rationale for the approach, describe its underlying philosophy, and articulate concrete ways to apply the methodology in different venues.
Author : Mary Grace Flaherty
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2021-04-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538137062
Libraries and library staff are constantly in the process of expanding and adapting services in order to remain responsive to their varied user communities. As part of this trend, there is an increasing emphasis on providing a wide variety of programs and events; this service expansion has been met with broad enthusiasm by library users everywhere. Great Library Events: From Planning to Promotion to Evaluation, with its holistic approach to program provision, serves as an indispensable companion for anyone responsible for event or program planning in their organization. The guide moves through a program’s lifecycle, beginning with the initial steps of defining an event’s scope, ensuring inclusivity, and constructing measurable objectives. It follows with practical considerations such as finding funding, publicizing, assessing outcomes, reporting, and using data to keep the program cycle going. To support each of these steps, and to help ensure successful initiatives, practical examples, templates, and tools are provided throughout. While this book is aimed at library managers and programming staff, it will be helpful for anyone responsible for event or program planning in their organization, whether they are new to the task or seasoned professionals.
Author : Lori Bell
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781573873611
"Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries is designed to help librarians and educators recognize the potential of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) and consider ways to get involved as they proliferate. Lori Bell, Rhonda B. Trueman, and 24 contributors describe innovative projects in Second Life and other virtual worlds, and demonstrate how reference, teaching, collections, discussion groups, young adult programs, and other services can be successfully applied in a virtual environment."--Cover.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,7 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Preaching
ISBN :
