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 fundraising, planning facilities, and keeping the department safe and secure. Section III focuses on collection development, electronic resources, intellectual freedom, and reaching out to the community through programmes and special events, working with other youth service organizations, and marketing children's services. Section IV suggests ways in which children's librarians can participate in the larger professional community of librarians.
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Since the first edition of this title (Professional Reading, LJ 11/1/91), changes have taken place in children's services, library science, and our world. With this new release, Fasick (information studies, Univ. of Toronto) attempts to bring the reader into the next millennium of children's services with updated information, examples, and ideas. She emphasizes three main areas?the children's department, the library, and the community. Specific topics include children's librarians as managers, public relations, planning a program of services, and networking. Of broader appeal to all librarians are the sections on developing tools to meet program goals, creating a productive work environment, intellectual freedom and censorship, and preparing budgets. Fasick also addresses the issues of electronic communication via the Internet and security issues in libraries. Although some new subjects (e.g., recruiting and retaining staff, and fundraising) are discussed, the second edition, for the most part, is a duplication of the first, with some exact repetition of wording in sentences, sections, and paragraphs. While this book is well rounded and would be useful for library science students or in a public library, those who own the first edition can obtain the updated information via journals or other sources.?Ru Story-Huffman, Hagan Memorial Lib., Cumberland Coll., Williamsburg, KY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In this expanded and updated edition, Fasick offers sensible, sensitive advice on the many responsibilities of children's services managers in public libraries. She includes all of the basics of administration--from budgeting and creating goals and objectives to hiring new staff. She also covers new issues (Internet censorship) and explores problems that have worsened over the years (children being left unattended). In addition, she devotes several pages to Web-page design, children's listservs, and other technological innovations. Her suggestions are down-to-earth and practical, and her tone throughout the book remains balanced, friendly, and clear. This will certainly be a staple of the professional curriculum in library schools; it will also be an excellent resource for experienced children's services managers. Susan Dove Lempke
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Managing Children's Services in the Public Library
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I originally bought this as a text for a grad course and have kept this as near my desk as possible since. Fasick covers all aspects of managing library services for children in an easy-to-read, step-by-step format.
This book is useful to school media personnel as well as public librarians. A great reference for anyone who works with children in a public setting.
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Rife with distracting typoes
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Easy-to-read, yes, but distracting because the text is rife with typoes! So disappointing. I think this text would be better if geared toward undergrads or even high-school age students. Too simplistic for graduate-level LIS courses.
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