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Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This essential tool (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession.

At first glance, Josh Hanagame seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7'', competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette Syndrome. But books are his first love. Josh's earliest memories involve fantastic adventures between the pages of Gulliver's Travels and a passionate infatuation with Fern from Charlotte's Web. Everything in Josh's life--from his Mormon upbringing, to finally finding love, to learning to control...

Leading the Change: Libraries Breaking New Ground is a training program that highlights libraries that are using innovative methods to better serve their communities. The 57-minute program features the "Tower of Books Library" in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands, the DOK Library in Delft, The Netherlands, The San Diego County Library, and the Darien Public Library. In the Netherlands, the DOK Library uses creative thinking, multimedia displays, marketing...

New York City has collapsed, and a veteran, nicknamed "Dewey Decimal" because he works in the New York Public Library, agrees to become a henchman for a New York D. A., but soon comes to regret his participation in the violence and mayhem involved in his work.

Every Tuesday, Lola and her mother go to the library to borrow new books for Mom to read to her before bedtime.

"Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your imagination the moment you open the cover of a book. There...

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat.

"A brilliantly inventive new novel about loss, growing up, and our relationship with things, by the Booker Prize-finalist author of A Tale for the Time Being. After the tragic death his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house-a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their...

Public libraries can play an important role in supporting library users in seeking health information. This book covers guiding users to high quality, up to date, authoritative health information, and why offering health promotion programs can be valuable, serving community needs while increasing library visibility. Offers information on history of the consumer health movement, sources, activities, health programs, privacy, liability, and a library's...

This book shows that the first step towards a sustainable library is sustainable thinking: a determined yet realistic attitude that supports institutional advancement, advocates and safeguards operating funds, and generates community loyalty. It provides a situation report, defines sustainable thinking, provides strategies and tactics, worksheets, discussion questions, checklists, additional resources and other tools, and covers communication with...