This practical, hands-on guide will assist the school library media specialist in planning, funding, implementing, and promoting special events programs in the school. Trotta provides a readable text filled with program ideas, planning documents, and tips for successful programs. She shows how to incorporate special events programs into a yearly curriculum plan, where to locate speakers and performers, how to budget and build support for special programs, and how to develop partnerships with school and community members that will ensure the success of the program. Reproducible forms and guidelines will make it easy for the school library media specialist to plan for and implement special event programming.Trotta systematically takes the library media specialist through the process from the idea stage to the evaluation process. The work features chapters on developing special events programs relevant to the curricula, developing partnerships to support these programs, raising community support and awareness of the media center and its programs, personnel training and strategies, developing promotional materials, keys to making programs successful, and how to do programs on a shoestring. An extensive list of resources for all kinds of programs completes the work.

Special Events Programs in School Library Media Centers: A Guide to Making Them Work (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship)

Trotta, Marcia

Teen & Young Adult

Libraries Unlimited

This unique resource defines and clarifies the need for outreach services for children and youth, and then tackles the practical matter of implementing successful programs. The author begins with needs assessment and targeting patrons, then covers partnership building, training library and volunteer personnel, and promotion. Model offsite programs are provided with all the information needed to get started.

Managing Library Outreach Programs: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)

Reference

Neal Schuman Pub

This text, written by a library manager, consists of an in-house staff development programme for libraries. It argues that successful staff development means more efficient use of valuable human resources, better service, and satisfied staff.

Successful Staff Development: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-To-Do-It Manuals (Hardcover))

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Neal-Schuman Publishers

<p>Keep your library information center functioning to its greatest potential with this unique handbook written by a library manager and experienced facilities manager. Chapters cover facilities-planning and evaluation, security and safety, lighting, climate control, parking and accessibility, maintenace and repairs, contracts, bidding, and recordkeeping.</p>

The Librarian's Facility Management Handbook

Trotta, Carmine J.

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Special Events Programs in School Library Media Centers: A Guide to Making Them Work (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship)

Managing Library Outreach Programs: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)

Successful Staff Development: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-To-Do-It Manuals (Hardcover))

The Librarian's Facility Management Handbook