New Supervisors in Technical Services

With more than one-third of library users under the age of 12, it may be said that children's ser...

Authoritative and comprehensive, this updated edition will help catalogers and others in the libr...

Offers a crash course in every aspect of the genre, ranging from its subcategories to the collect...

Every librarian who wants to make wise policy decisions and protect the organization from legal c...

Bookstores have succeeded by focusing on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from thi...

From playing chess to swathing the walls in butcher paper to give boys a physical space to respon...

Libraries eager to serve the underserved teen-to-twenty year old market can make the library a co...

A compilation of 144 comforting and uplifting thoughts about library work.

Being funny can be intimidating, but with tricks of the trade on how to warm up an audience, choo...

Wilson provides an assessment of what systems librarianship is and what it can be, outlines in br...

To achieve the distinction of National Board Certification, school library media specialists face...

It has been expanded and improved with: - Easy ways to create 'read alike' lists, identifying wha...

Readers' advisors and reference librarians will also learn: - The art of the readers' advisory in...

Organized by theme, the 24 engaging programs in this 'family-tested' material each run for about ...

In this thought-provoking work, one of the world's leading library educators and thinkers seeks t...

Librarian, author, and management expert Joan Giesecke builds from years of experience and resear...

Use this straightforward model to: - Strategize the big picture, and collect and interpret data w...

The Whole Library Handbook 4 provides a range of current facts and serious and not-so-serious dis...

A new collaboration continues Horn Book's popular retrospective series featuring in-depth coverag...

'Get this book. Read it. Get copies for your board, your administration, and all the other stakeh...

Part One illustrates projects serving teachers, universities, Canadian educators, statewide colla...

Filled with success stories, examples, and a wealth of potential teen library technology programs...

Technology may not be a magic wand, but innovative technology programming can genuinely help chil...

With savvy guidance on all aspects of providing public library service, this is the comprehensive...

What kid wouldn't love literary explorations of the stinky, creepy, and dirty? Yet few story time...

They offer an array of tools to create a positive working environment, stay on track with achievi...

In this handy reference, you'll find an introduction to the world of mystery, a step-by-step guid...

From psychological suspense and historical fiction to 'gentle reads' and romance, this new guide ...

This volume aims to help readers respond proactively and help to lead the way to collaborative le...

A master of communicating in the story format, MacDonald engages readers just as she does her you...

Library directors, department heads, solo librarians: Learn how NOT to be invisible! Packed with ...

If you are ready to take the next step in expanding your professional development, are willing to...

Revised for 2011, this ASCLA (Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies) public...

This exciting new book has an ambitious goal-to help libraries, with their communities, strike a ...

For every library director and administrator, there is a way to describe your organization's valu...

This expert custom-made planner will guide you to creating a time-saving resource to have at your...

New Issues in Librarianship

America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emanicipation on Their 150th Anniversaries is co-p...

Useful for academic and public library directors and human resources staff for hiring and promoti...

These expert authors detail a wealth of ideas for planning providing, and evaluating services tai...

The broad range of topics and arguments in this volume invites and challenges readers to see crit...

Informed by the author's research on critical skill sets, this text explores a variety of manager...