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Children's Services Today: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Contributor(s): Larson, Jeanette (Author)

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 ISBN: 0810891328     ISBN-13: 9780810891326
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
OUR PRICE: $88.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - School Media
Dewey: 027.625
LCCN: 2014042217
Series: Practical Guides for Librarians
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 8.81" W x 10.82" L (1.38 lbs) 218 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Price on Product
 
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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. She includes model programs, checklists and forms, and ready-to-use examples of programs, with an emphasis on programs that are inexpensive to implement and simple to replicate. From start to finish, learn how to plan, implement, and manage public library programs and services for children, ages birth to twelve years old. Children's services are a critical part of today's library services and staff need basic background information, practical advice, and specific examples of how to perform the fundamental duties required of them. Special features of the book include: -Basic information on how to implement the fundamental services and programs of library services to children -Background and rationale for the provision of these services and programs -Enhancements for children's programs and services that support literacy and learning -Templates for successful programs -Examples of inexpensive and ready-to-use programs ranging from simple to on-going and more elaborate programs 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
 
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