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1	Goin' Someplace Special more books like this by Patricia C McKissack, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this story set in the American South of the 1950s, a young African-American girl named 'Tricia Ann is proud when she is allowed to go downtown by herself for the first time on her way to "some place special." Throughout her journey 'Tricia Ann encounters the racism associated with the Jim Crow laws common in the south during those years, but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian more books like this by Scott Douglas add to wishlist For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who, apart from the occasional shush, vanish into the background. But in Quiet, Please, McSweeneys contributor Scott Douglas puts the quirky caretakers of our literature front and center. With a keen eye for the absurd and a Kesey-esque cast of characters (witness the librarian who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians more books like this by Carla D Morris add to wishlist Every day after school Melvin goes to the library. Everything has its place in the library and Melvin likes it that way. And his favorite peopleMarge, Betty, and Leolaare always in their place, behind the reference desk. When a subject interests Melvin, his librarian friends help him find lots and lots of books on the subject. When he collects ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $12.69! \| SVS
4	Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library more books like this by Don Borchert add to wishlist Borchert offers readers a ringside seat for the unlikely spectacle of mayhem and absurdity that is business as usual at the public library. From the first page of this comic debut to the last, readers will learn everything about the world of the modern-day library that they never expected. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.84! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The library trustee; a practical guidebook more books like this by Virginia G. Young (Editor) add to wishlist Revised and updated for the information age, this work is intended to be of use to library trustees. It covers such topics as: public relations, fundraising, the information superhighway, and policymaking. The text also provides a suggested reading list and an easy-to-use index. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Public Library Catalog more books like this by Juliette Yaakov add to wishlist - More than 8,000 books in the main volume. - More than 2,400 new titles in annual paperbound supplements. - More than 2,000 analytic entries for items in collections and anthologies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.21! \| SVS
7	Library Volunteers--Worth the Effort!: A Program Manager's Guide more books like this by Sally Gardner Reed add to wishlist Faced with ever growing patron demands, tight budgets, and limited personnel, libraries are relying more and more on volunteers to assist the paid staff. But for every professional who "manages" volunteers there is a horror story -- a "problem volunteer" who lacked the talent, commitment, team spirit, personality or available time to do the job. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| SVS
8	The New Downtown Library: Designing with Communities more books like this by Shannon Christine Mattern add to wishlist The past twenty years have seen a building boom for downtown public libraries. From Brooklyn to Seattle, architects, civic leaders, and citizens in major U.S. cities have worked to reassert the relevance of the central library. While the libraries' primary functions--as public spaces where information is gathered, organized, preserved, and made ... see all copies from $21.83! new only from $30.96! \| first editions
9	Poor People and Library Services more books like this by Karen M Venturella (Editor), Sanford Berman (Foreword by) add to wishlist In 1996, nearly 40 million United States citizens were reported to be living in poverty. This enormous number set in conjunction with the rapid growth in demand for more information technology presents librarians with a wrenching dilemma: how to maintain a modern facility while increasing services to the economically disadvantaged. Karen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $73.57! \| SVS
10	Teaching Library Skills in Grades K Through 6 more books like this by Catharyn Roach, Joanne Moore add to wishlist This guide provides 50 sample lessons on the various library media skills needed in kindergarten through grade six. It covers: orientation; circulation; literature appreciation; library media centre use; technology; and research. see all copies from $19.90! SVS
11	Read On...Historical Fiction: Reading Lists for Every Taste more books like this by Brad Hooper add to wishlist Based on genres and reading interests, these guides describe hundreds of popular fiction and nonfiction titles - not according to subgenres or themes, but according to their underlying appeal features, something that cannot be found in the library catalog. Each guide has four sections based on standard appeal features along with a fifth section on ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $35.49! \| SVS
12	Civic Space/Cyberspace: The American Public Library in the Information Age more books like this by Redmond Kathleen Molz, Phyllis Dain add to wishlist Quintessentially American institutions, symbols of community spirit and the American faith in education, public libraries are ubiquitous in the United States. Close to a billion library visits are made each year, and more children join summer readings programmes than little league baseball. Public libraries are local institutions, as different as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Managing Children's Services in the Public Library more books like this by Adele M Fasick add to wishlist Everything children's librarians need to know about running a department in the public library is included in this book. Section I deals with planning services in the context of a community. Section II covers maintaining a productive work environment, recruiting and retaining staff, communicating with colleagues, annual reports, budgeting and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.47! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Library Diaries more books like this by Ann Miketa add to wishlist The Library Diaries reads like Seinfeld meets Lou Dobbs meets Glenn Beck. Issues that most of us are afraid to talk about, issues we have had to veil through humor, are talked about candidly by the author, who has seen the terrible consequences of us not talking about these issuesachildrenas lives. Open this book and youall meet the naked patron, ... see all copies from $155.82!
15 view cover	Libraries as Agencies of Culture: Volume 42, No. 3 of American Studies more books like this by Thomas Augst (Editor), Wayne A Wiegand (Editor) add to wishlist Libraries - public, school, and academic - are ubiquitous cultural agencies. Yet how much do we know about the multiple ways that they serve and enrich our culture? These essays explore the role of the library in the life of the reader and the library as a place in the life of its users. see all copies from $12.66! new only from $14.78! \| SVS
16 view cover	Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library more books like this by Joyce G Saricks add to wishlist Do you have anything else like this?" In public libraries, reference librarians are often called on to make recommendations to readers, sometimes in genres that they don't personally read. Learning how to frame a discussion and articulate the appeal of a book, author, or genre marks the essence of a successful readers' advisor. Readers' advisory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.97! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	It Comes with the Territory: Handling Problem Situations in Libraries more books like this by Anne M Turner, Gordon Conable (Foreword by) add to wishlist The mission of libraries is to meet the information needs of the people they serve - but daily, sticky situations arise that make this tough to do. Reports of peepers, use of the library by the homeless for sleeping, inappropriate Internet use by patrons; encounters with offensive personal hygiene, skateboarding in the stacks, the threat of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.43! \| SVS
18 view cover	Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries more books like this by Sheila S Intner, Jean Weihs add to wishlist In the four years since the current edition came out, there have been new editions of nearly every cataloguing rule and tool to which it refers: the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Sears List of Subject Headings, and Dewey Decimal Classification, to name a few. As only they can, Sheila Intner and Jean Weihs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A Free Library in This City: The Illustrated History of the San Francisco Public Library more books like this by Peter Booth Wiley, Laurie Wertz (Editor), Isabel Allende (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Whereas, We, the citizens of San Francisco ... do most heartily approve of the project about to be inaugurated for the establishment of A Free Library in this City, and do pledge to the same our hearty and united support". With these words, an idea was born in San Francisco, an idea that eventually - well over a century later - achieved its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Becoming a Fundraiser: The Principles and Practice of Library Development more books like this by Victoria Steele, Stephen D Elder add to wishlist Library leaders have long needed a book that would speak directly to the question, "How do I raise money for my library?" "Becoming a Fundraiser" is written specifically for librarians who lack training or experience but who need or want to become successful fundraisers. In direct and personal terms the authors tell readers how fundraising really ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| SVS
21 view cover	Instant Karma more books like this by Mark Swartz add to wishlist In his diary, David Edgar Felsenstein details his plans to blow up a public library, citing various books in his explanation of why he feels this is a reasonable thing to do. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Law and Libraries: The Public Library more books like this by Lee Ann Torrans add to wishlist Chapters explore familiar library topics, such as copyright, contracts, licensing, filtering, and the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act. Less familiar topics are also covered including faculty web sites and libraries liabilities, whistle-blowing laws that affect employment organizations with employees and privacy laws. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $33.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Book Club: An Unshelved Collection more books like this by Bill Barnes, Gene Ambaum (Illustrator) add to wishlist What happens in the library stays in the library. But oh, what happens in the library! Dewey has a book club, and you do not talk about Book Club; Colleen has a blog, but she doesn't know everyone can read it; someone gave vegan Tamara a membership to the ham-of-the-month-club; and, Merv reserved every copy of the new Harry Potter for purposes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Library Programming for Families with Young Children more books like this by Sue McCleaf Nespeca add to wishlist This manual emphasises family involvement in library programming to promote young children's emerging literacy. It covers development characteristics of young children related to book sharing and programmes; the importance of family members reading to young children; and other topics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.59!
25 view cover	Open and Closed more books like this by Mat Coward add to wishlist The Bath Street public library in Cowden is an impressive, modern facility that was only recently opened. Now, the borough council wants to close it as part of a "rationalization" package. So, one autumn night, militant library-lovers enter the building and begin unfurling their banners and bedrolls. The branch librarian locks the doors behind ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.27!

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