Managing Children's Services in Libraries

The fourth edition has been updated to reflect the fast-paced changes that have occurred in children's services since the last one was published five years ago. The authors identify the challenges and changes that have occurred in each of the six different sections and include school and special libraries as well as public libraries. All of the topics one might expect to find are covered: collection development, budgeting, facilities and space planning, outreach, marketing, and intellectual freedom. But they have all been updated to include either the new developments in technology or the fiscal realities of the day. This edition expands on some topics such as strategic planning and evaluation of services and includes a new section on getting to know today's children by describing their changing habits in information-seeking and reading. It gives a more outward view to the community, and not just managing services at the building level. The book includes lists of expanded reading at the end of each chapter. It is designed to serve as a textbook for courses in library services to children or for new librarians needing a guide to their current positions.—Renee McGrath, Nassau Library System, NY