Managing Children's Services In Libraries [Paperback]

Providing guidelines for designing collections and services that best serve 21st-century needs in school and public libraries, this book helps librarians to understand today's children and the ways they interact with information and recreational materials.

Managing Children's Services in Libraries, Fourth Editionis designed to give students and new library workers the skills they need to succeed as well as get experienced librarians up to speed on the new developments in technology, publishing, and education. The book takes a broad view of all aspects of library work with children, addressing the dramatic and ongoing changes in school and pubic libraries.

This latest edition of a popular, proven resource focuses on practical ways to organize library services to children and the adults who care for them, and on expanding services from the building level to the greater community. Sections focus specifically on collections, planning services, managing personnel and budgets, and working with other community agencies. The book is written to serve as a textbook for courses in services to children and young adults, and is appropriate for short workshops and in-service training for library staff. Administrators and department heads will find it a useful tool for designing and updating library services.

Adele M. Fasick, PhD, specializes in public library service to children and young adults.

Leslie Edmonds Holt, PhD, consults with libraries, schools, and child-serving agencies.

Administrators, department heads, and professional development coordinators will find this book to be a useful teaching tool for designing and updating library services. Library Media Connection

Though it covers numerous topics related to children's services, it does so effectively and concisely, making this an excellent resource for any library that serves children. It could help a library prepare to offer children's sely