Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother. Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in...
Author
Series
Practical guides for librarians volume no. 62
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Volunteers are one of the most overlooked and underused resources available to nonprofits and other organizations. This guide will help find willing volunteers in the community and utilize their skills in a way that benefits the volunteer as well as the organization. Overseeing volunteers can be a daunting task. On top of all of the other duties library staff are typically responsible for, creating a volunteer program from scratch can seem nearly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Language
English
Formats
Description
Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. Discover how you can create a makerspace within your own library though this step-by-step guidebook.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
These days, many libraries are serving more patrons through their websites than they are through the doors of their physical buildings. Lear shows how to get patrons engaged with the programming that we can offer; the importance of attracting niche audiences; and how to use the technology necessary to plan, promote, produce, and evaluate your programs.
Author
Series
How-to-do-it manuals for libraries volume no. 26
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 2009, Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library as a memorial to his mom. Five years later, this simple idea to promote literacy and encourage community has become a movement. Little Free Libraries-freestanding front-yard book exchanges-now numbertwenty thousand in seventy countries. The Little Free Library Book tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant firsthand stories from owners, provides a resource guide...
15) Resilience
Author
Series
Library futures volume 2
Publisher
ALA Neal-Schuman
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Series
Library technology essentials volume Number 7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English