"Advocating a strategic approach, this book shows how to form a plan, secure funding and support, and create effective programs for adults, children, and youth who are experiencing homelessness. You'll find guidance for creating partnerships, training staff, and advocating"--

"Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library authorities have argued that the public library functions primarily as a civic institution necessary for maintaining democracy, generations of library patrons...

"As society struggles with issues related to the scope and effectiveness of government, librarians must ask, 'How and why will communities support public libraries in the future?' This book covers public library administration in a comprehensive and detailed manner"--

"This book explores virtual programs created by library workers during the pandemic and also shares a handful of analog programs developed to serve communities using deliveries, take-home kits, window displays, and socially distanced interactions"--

"This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource."--

Museums. Recreation centers. Nature centers. The places around us are made up of incredible resources that aren't the library--and that libraries shouldn't have to duplicate. But some of those resources are poorly shared; they have costs, or have barriers due to economic, social, or cultural inequality. Davis explores ways that libraries can help their communities use those collections by acting as an effective interface for the public--without decentralizing...

"The library is the great equalizer. Today, for access to information, for informed and engaged citizenship, technology must be part of the mix. Are you getting to the people who don't walk in your doors? It's time to take technology on the road. This design-thinking guide will develop staff's creative problem-solving skills. You will learn to design and prototype ideas safely, quickly, and with confidence"--

"Developing programs for learners can be an ongoing challenge for librarians - especially first-year librarians. Current books on the topic primarily focus on makerspaces or read alouds, and are aimed at elementary school grades, with a surface-level approach. This book addresses deeper issues that librarians face, while illustrating how to serve teens and tweens specifically by offering programming relevant to their lives. The authors offer practical...

Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively...

This book, which focuses on adult patrons ages nineteen through senior citizens, explains how libraries can best serve their community's population at different life stages and foster experiences that are "worth the trip"--whether actual or virtual.