Fundamentals of Children's Services

by Michael Sullivan

Overview

Children's services are the heart of the library; in fact, more than one-third of U.S. library users are under the age of 12. Sullivan has updated and expanded his comprehensive reference, covering both innovative and standard practices in children's services. Fundamentals such as collection development and management, programming, homework support, and reference and readers' advisory are all thoroughly updated. In response to pervasive changes in the field, he also Offers an expansive view of what it means to ensure that children are well-served in light of ongoing budgetary challenges Shows how to collaborate effectively with parents, teachers, and administrators, and how to cooperate with schools Gives techniques for using tools such as social media for marketing, outreach, and advocacy Addresses the subject of children and e-books Helps readers understand the importance of new cataloging trends, such as RDA: Resource Description and Access and RFID, and reference work in the digital ageThose studying to become children's librarians, experienced and new children's librarians, library administrators, and trustees alike will find Sullivan’s book a definitive guide to the fundamentals of children's services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838996089
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	05/09/2013
Series:	Fundamentals Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	359
File size:	866 KB

About the Author

Michael Sullivan is the author of several books, including Raising Boy Readers, Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do, Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap, and Serving Boys through Readers' Advisory. He has spoken widely on the topic of boys and reading as well as library administration and the place and power of children's services. He was a children’s librarian and library director in public libraries for more than fifteen years and taught public library administration for five years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Part I: Children’s Services and the Mission of the Library Chapter 1: Where We Fit In Chapter 2: Principles of Children’s Librarianship Chapter 3: Whom Do Children’s Librarians Serve? Chapter 4: Children’s Services and the New Approaches to Public Libraries Part II: The Collection Chapter 5: The Collection Development Policy Chapter 6: Purposes and Components Chapter 7: Selection and Acquisition Chapter 8: Organization and Cataloging Chapter 9: Evaluation and Deselection/Weeding Part III: Services Chapter 10: A Space of Their Own Chapter 11: After-School Services Chapter 12: Reference in the Digital Age Chapter 13: Readers’ Advisory Chapter 14: The Internet and Social Media Part IV: Programming Chapter 15: Story Hours Chapter 16: Book Discussion Groups Chapter 17: Booktalking Chapter 18: Entertainment and Enrichment Programs Chapter 19: Summer Reading Programs Chapter 20: Family Programs and Family Literacy Chapter 21: School Cooperation in an Age of Shortages Chapter 22: Serving Special Audiences Part V: Management, Administration, and Leadership Chapter 23: Budget and Finance Chapter 24: Planning Chapter 25: Law, Policy, and Procedures Chapter 26: Public Relations, Promotion, and Marketing Chapter 27: Professional Development Conclusion Appendix A: Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries Appendix B: Library Bill of Rights Appendix C: Code of Ethics of the American Library Association Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

This volume is "intended to be a guide for the new or future children's librarian." As such, it reads like a textbook and covers the gamut of topics that you would expect to find in such a text-collection development (purposes, selection and acquisition, organizing, cataloging, evaluation, deselection); services (after-school, reference, readers' advisory, the Internet); programming (storyhours, book-discussion groups, booktalking, summer reading clubs, family programs, family literacy); and management, administration, and leadership (budget, finance, planning, policy and procedures, public relations, promotion, marketing, professional development). Sullivan also discusses the role of children's services and the principles of children's librarianship. Topics are not covered in great depth but the content does touch on the essential elements. Insets within the chapters discuss issues such as librarian shortages and pay equity, service to boys, children and privacy, and library programs and copyright. Other insets give suggested titles for storyhours, a sample press release, and Web resources. While the book is probably redundant for practicing children's librarians, it is well suited for novices or as a guide for library directors who are not sure of the place of children's services in the public library.-Janet Hilbun, Texas Woman's University, Denton Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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