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Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939: A Study in Cultural Change (Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science)

Evelyn Geller

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This study traces the way in which the librarian as the guardian of the freedom to read came to replace the librarian as moral censor. This shift in ideology is traced against a backdrop of major social and literary changes. Within this context, censorship is treated as part of a broader professional ideology of book selection. Geller treats that ideology in terms of three constant dilemmas of choice: populism vs. elitism, neutrality vs. advocacy, and freedom vs. censorship. By exploring the ways in which librarians as public servants have defined their selection policies in terms of the public interest, she sheds new light on the complex historical background and shifting social values that underlie contemporary policy alternatives.

Gatekeepers in Ethnoloinguistic Communities: (Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services)

Cheryl Metoyer-Duran

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Serving Latino Communities: A How-to-do-it Manual for Librarians, Second Edition (How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians) (How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians) (How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians)

Camila A. Alire, Jacqueline Ayala

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Alire and Ayala, both past presidents of REFORMA (the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking), build the case for increased service to this important and growing community and provide ideas for making outreach a success. Chapter coverage helps library staff understand the needs of their library's Latino community; develop successful programs and services; obtain funding for projects and programs; prepare staff to work more effectively with Latinos; establish partnerships with relevant external agencies and organizations; improve collection development; and perform effective outreach and public relations. This second edition features new strategies for conducting focus groups and bilingual surveys, an emphasis on electronic Web resources to aid in preparing for services, an increased number of programming ideas, and even more examples of bilingual promotional materials. A completely revised and updated resource directory points to the best publications, organizations, and sites for more information on this growing community.

Managing Library Outreach Programs: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)

Marcia Trotta

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A Useful Book for Hands-On Librarians 4 out of 5 stars.
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Marcia Trotta, a librarian working at a public library in Meriden, CT, shares various children's and YA's outreach programs that worked for her.

If you are a public librarian trying to do outreach, you will find many useable ideas: DOC - a program for leaving books in doctors' waiting rooms, hospital packets for new parents, storyhour at the mall. There are several examples of forms for planning, budgeting, funds, promotional flyers, surveys.

The Resource Directory has a list of books -- good books -- but nothing new or exciting. The list of resources for finding partners could be useful.

The book is not written like a college textbook loaded with theory, but is easily read, practical, and interesting. Other books in the How-To-Do-It Manuals for librarians series are well worth checking out.

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This unique resource defines and clarifies the need for outreach services for children and youth, and then tackles the practical matter of implementing successful programs. The author begins with needs assessment and targeting patrons, then covers partnership building, training library and volunteer personnel, and promotion. Model offsite programs are provided with all the information needed to get started, as well as an appendix of appropriate materials.

Enrichment

Lowell A. Martin

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Organized in chronological order covering time periods from the 1800s through the new millennium, this book provides an overview of the notable events and underlying trends that shaped today's public library system.

Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love

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The first book to sing the praises of the libraries we love, Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love is a gorgeous coffee table book showcasing one of the icons of American life, the public library. Eighty libraries selected from over 300 nominations, hundreds of photographs, and introductory essays by Henry Winkler and Mary Pope Osborne. Includes famous authors favorite libraries and poignant stories of how libraries--great and small--have survived and thrived since colonial times. A wonderful walk through American architecture, culture, and community. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Camden Public Library in Maine to Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Alaska, America s libraries are the heart of our communities. This wondrous collection of stories and photographs includes eighty libraries chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the United States and Canada. The entries include large urban libraries like the Boston Public Library, with 6.1 million books, and The City Library of Salt Lake City, located in Library Square, an entire city block occupied by the library, cultural organizations, a coffee shop, and deli. On the other end of the spectrum is the small but mighty Bayliss Library in Glenn, California open just eight hours a week where volunteers and professionals have saved their rural library from closing time and time again. You ll find stories from the oldest libraries in America, like the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts, as well as from some of the newest, such as the Desert Broom Branch of the Phoenix Public Library, built in 2005, and the Village Branch in Lexington, Kentucky, which opened in 2004 in a convenient storefront location. Creative energy abounds throughout the book. The Aztec Library, for example, capitalized on an alleged UFO landing to raise the $2 million needed for an expansion. One library was a train station and another the home of the World War II journalist, Ernie Pyle. Many of the libraries ar

Civic Librarianship: Renewing the Social Mission of the Public Library

Ronald B. McCabe

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After decades of cultural warfare, America is beginning to find its balance thanks to a major cultural shift toward strengthening communities and other endangered social structures. This volume explores the ideas of this community movement and shows how these ideas can transform public libraries by offering a renewed sense of purpose and new strategies for development. The idea of civic librarianship proposes that the public library be developed as a centre of the community that fosters community identity, dialogue, collaboration and evaluation. It seeks to provide library services to groups as well as individuals and proposes collaboration with other community organizations as a means of providing library services. Civic librarianship aims to affirm the governmental and political nature of the institution and cautions against the indiscriminate use of using marketing techniques to develop libraries. The book discusses the renewal of the social mission of the public library through social development strategies that have already been introduced into journalism, law enforcement and public schools.

A Guide for Using Statistics and Performance Measures: Public Library Networked Services

John Carlo Bertot, Charles R. McClure, Joe Ryan

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In the nick of time, here is a book that will help you to measure, track, improve, and allocate funding for one of the library's most vital services - access to online and network-based resources. The first of its kind and written by a team of research experts, this how-to manual will guide you through the process of measuring and assessing the quality of service you are providing to a new breed of technology-savvy library users. Through practical examples and tested methods, Statistics and Performance Measures for Public Library Networked Services will show you how to: Establish a core set of performance measures that will capture and describe patron use of online resources. Collect and organize hard statistics based on the measures you set. Assess the services you are providing and identify potential areas of growth. Understand how your library's services are being used by patrons. Using the reproducible forms, develop a specific picture of your library's network service and usage that can be communicated to staff, community, and new funding streams. Develop financial reports and cost-benefit analysis to support budget increases and reallocate resources. Packed with examples, charts, graphs, worksheets, and a wealth of sample forms, this unique, hands-on guide will benefit all libraries as they work to secure funding for new and changing information technologies.

The Preschooler & the Library

Ann D. Carlson

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Designed to help eliminate some of the trial and error librarians resort to when searching for an appropriate match between the child and the library program.

The Carnegie Library in Illinois

Raymond Bial, Linda LaPuma Bial

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Carnegie legacy 5 out of 5 stars.
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Linda and Raymond (her husband?) explore the beauty and history of the historic Carnegie library in Rural, Central Illinois. This book is the definitive source of its kind. Linda is to be commended! Bravo! A must read for the library enthusiast.