| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 201 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Practical guides for librarians ; no. 14
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Practical guides for librarians ; no. 14.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Children's services in public libraries -- Whom we serve -- The children's collection -- Library services for children -- Early literacy programs for children and families -- Programs for elementary children -- Reading initiatives and celebrations -- Management of the children's department -- Appendix 1. Competencies for librarians serving children in public libraries -- Appendix 2. Awards and best lists. |
| Summary |
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. -- from back cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children's libraries -- United States.
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Children's libraries. |
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United States. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Children's services today. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 9780810893245 (DLC) 2014042217 |
| ISBN |
9780810891333 (ebook) |
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0810891336 |
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9780810893245 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780810891326 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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081089324X |
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0810891328 |
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