384 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1188-4
Year Published: 2013
AP Categories: A, B, C, D, G, H
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 age
Those 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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction
Part I Children’s Services and the Mission of the Library 1 Where We Fit In 2 Principles of Children’s Librarianship 3 Whom Do Children’s Librarians Serve? 4 Children’s Services and the New Approaches to Public Libraries
Part II The Collection 5 The Collection Development Policy 6 Purposes and Components 7 Selection and Acquisition 8 Organization and Cataloging 9 Evaluation and Deselection/Weeding
Part III Services 10 A Space of Their Own 11 After-School Services 12 Reference in the Digital Age 13 Readers’ Advisory 14 The Internet and Social Media
Part IV Programming 15 Story Hours 16 Book Discussion Groups 17 Booktalking 18 Entertainment and Enrichment Programs 19 Summer Reading Programs 20 Family Programs and Family Literacy 21 School Cooperation in an Age of Shortages 22 Serving Special Audiences
Part V Management, Administration, and Leadership 23 Budget and Finance 24 Planning 25 Law, Policy, and Procedures 26 Public Relations, Promotion, and Marketing 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
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.
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