Youth services and public libraries

by Higgins, Susan E., (Assistant professor)

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Title Statements

Full title :Youth services and public libraries / Susan E. Higgins.

Summary

Youth Services and Public Libraries offers strategies to match the information needs and wants of children and young adults in public libraries and translates these into knowledge for providing relevant services. The latest trends in service provision are covered within the context of appropriate management, programming and marketing of services. The book is grounded in the principles of public library services to children and young adults everywhere. Links practical application of library programming to theoretical foundations of serviceIllustrates concepts with reference to the developmental needs of children and young adultsDescribes how to implement library policies which recommend, design, direct, supervise and evaluate active youth services programs.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Chandos
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 153 pages) : : illustrations, 1 portrait

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1843341565, 9781843341567, 9781780631097, 178063109X
oclc:ocn615704023
LC Classification:Z718.1
Dewey Decimal:027.625

Part 1. Principles of library service -- Part 2. Practices -- Part 3. Professionalism.

Subjects

Bibliothèques et adolescents Bibliothèques pour enfants Bibliothèques pour la jeunesse Children's libraries LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library … Libraries and teenagers Young adults' libraries