Product Description: Bricks, mortar, memories, and magic! Create children s and YA spaces that work and welcome youth into the world of knowledge. The first edition of this breakthrough book was a huge success, so FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries USA) has collected 101+ more terrific ideas and best practices to help you and your team connect with your community...read more

Product Description: FOLUSA's (Friends of Libraries USA) many friends groups are breaking new ground in connecting libraries and their communities. This book offers 101+ ideas for advocacy, fundraising, and membership campaigns; programs and public awareness events; and projects to increase organizational effectiveness...read more

Product Description: Reviews of the earlier edition: "direct and casual style inspires confidence...outstanding"--Library Journal; "one of the best...covers all the bases...wonderful"--Wilson Library Bulletin. This fully revised and updated edition provides current information on automation and technology and on advocacy to help small public libraries strive to make available the same basic services as larger libraries...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This practical how-to is designed for library directors, staff, trustees, and supporters who want to assertively advocate, promote, defend, and ensure financial support for their libraries. Includes examples of actual newsletters, editorials, PSA scripts, promotional materials, annual reports, and petitions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Collects quotes expressing the importance of preserving intellectual freedom in the United States that are often used by library leaders and prominent Americans to counter challenges to the freedom to read. (view table of contents)

Product Description: A collection of fifteen essays answering questions posed by the information age toward libraries and librarian practices. Most of the answers involve the role of technology on public and academic learning environments, and the claims and concerns evolving from a future cyber library...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Covers how to manage a volunteer program in a library, including recruitment, training, placement and evaluation

Product Description: Libraries might get the support they need a little easier with this book. Part one looks at library advocacy on the local level from immediate concerns to ongoing support strategies. Part two examines tactics to gain state and federal support.