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Getting the Books Off the Shelves. Making the Most of Your Congregation's Library. Second Revised Edition. CSLA Guide No. 12.
Smith, Ruth S. – 1991
This second revised edition of a guide to promoting and attracting users to a church library retains most of the material of the previous edition, adds new material, and updates the references. Guidelines are presented in six chapters: (1) "Promoting Library Use" (stages of promotion, ways of attracting the attention and interest of prospective…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Library Collections, Library Personnel, Library Planning
Getting the Books Off the Shelves. Making the Most of Your Congregation's Library. Revised Edition. CSLA Guide No. 12.
Smith, Ruth S. – 1985
This guide provides guidelines for promoting and attracting users to a church library. The first of six chapters, "Promoting Library Use," discusses stages of promotion, methods of attracting the attention and interest of prospective users, and how to involve members of the congregation in library activities; the second chapter, "Publicizing the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Library Collections, Library Personnel, Library Planning
The Lone Ranger: YA Librarians Alone on the Range.
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Byczek, Jane R.; Vaillancourt, Renee J. – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1998
Presents guidelines for establishing and maintaining Young Adult services in the library. Discusses identifying the needs of young adults; developing the collection; marketing; programming; school outreach; networking; community visits and raising community awareness; popular culture; staff support and training; and professional associations and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Involvement, Costs, Guidelines
The ABC's of Financing Church and Synagogue Libraries. Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, Cash Accounting.
Hannaford, Claudia – 1985
The ABCs of financing church and synagogue libraries are presented in this guide as Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, and Cash Accounting. Acquiring funds and the basic means needed to start a library are described, including resources such as books, shelves, office supplies, and financial resources; ideas and methods are presented for soliciting both…
Descriptors: Accounting, Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Local Studies: A Reaction to the Global Village [and] North Sydney Residents Discover "A Sense of Place" [and] SA State Library Goes Local [and] Stakeholders Discuss Future of Digital Objects [and] The Global Reach of Local Collections [and] Local Interest Re-animates Local History [and] A Country Collection.
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Partridge, Jan; Dalling, Cheryl; Ho, Elizabeth; Allery, Linda; Hays, Sally – inCite, 1998
Several brief articles examine how library and information workers in Australia, along with community historians, are meeting the challenge of finding, cataloging, preserving, and communicating local history to their clients and the world beyond. Describes cooperative initiatives by state, local, and regional libraries; discusses how technology…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Study, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Planning
Founding and Funding Family Literacy Programs. A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. How-To-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, Number 92.
Talan, Carole – 1999
This book covers the steps involved in developing a library-based family literacy program, as well as questions of support and funding. Chapter 1 defines family literacy, provides historical perspective, and explains the need for such programs. Several well-established, successful family literacy programs are described in Chapter 2. Chapter 3…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs
Special Events Programs in School Library Media Centers: A Guide to Making Them Work. Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship.
Trotta, Marcia – 1997
This practical, hands-on guide is designed to assist school library media specialists in planning, funding, implementing, and promoting special events programs. The text contains program ideas, planning documents, and tips for successful programs. Guidelines are provided on how to incorporate special events programs into a yearly curriculum plan,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Involvement, Community Support, Course Integrated Library Instruction