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Children's Services Today: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Children's Services Today: A Practical Guide for Librarians

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Series: Practical Guides for Librarians, Book 14

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ISBN10: 0810891328
ISBN13: 9780810891326
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Mar 1 2015
Pages: 218
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.53 Width: 8.81 Depth: 10.82
Language: English

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 childrenBackground and rationale for the provision of these services and programs Enhancements for children's programs and services that support literacy and learningTemplates for successful programsExamples of inexpensive and ready-to-use programs ranging from simple to on-going and more elaborate programs

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