Premiere Events: Library Programs That Inspire Elementary School Patrons / Edition 1

by Patricia Potter Wilson, Roger Leslie

Overview

Here is everything you need to plan, execute, and assess school library events. Aside from emphasizing the benefits of effective programs, the authors offer details on providing support services to enrich programming. Several examples of successful programs from across the nation provide the necessary inspiration to create your own imaginative and memorable events-events that motivate young students to fully take advantage of media center resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087950
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/15/2001
Series:	Library Programs That Inspire Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.49(d)
Lexile:	1250L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

PATRICIA POTTER WILSON is Associate Professor Emerita of School Library and Information Sciences at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Prior to her university position, she was a school teacher and library media specialist. An author of numerous articles and five books, she has also been recipient of several teaching and service awards.

ROGER LESLIE is an author, editor, teacher, and library media specialist with 15 years of experience in public education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: How and Why Programs Really Work
Chapter 2: Initial Stages of Program Planning
Chapter 3: Final Stages of Program Planning
Chapter 4: How to Identify and Locate Resources
Chapter 5: How to Gather and Organize Resources
Chapter 6: Searching the Internet for Community Resources
Chapter 7: Extending, Evaluating, and Assessing
Chapter 8: Model Programs and Ideas That Really Work

Editorial Reviews

Whether one is a novice or a veteran at creating library-media programs, this well-organized volume will both motivate and educate its readers. The authors discuss effective methods of designing and implementing many types of programs, including those that are individually planned or those that are done in cooperation with the public library or community. They explain how to approach possible types of programs from exhibits to featured speakers and examine how these activities can support and enhance school curricula. The checklist will definitely keep programmers on task and on time. The importance of locating and organizing resources after determining a theme is clearly presented, and the varied possibilities are identified and connected to curriculum content. There is an entire chapter on Internet sites that would support library programming. Twenty library media specialists have contributed brief examples of their successful offerings, and experienced library-media specialists may be familiar with most of them. However, having all of these programs collected in one volume is potentially helpful. Unfortunately, the upbeat descriptions of the projects are accompanied by a limited number of poor-quality photos.-Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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