Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction
Part I: Children’s Services and the Mission of the Library
Chapter 1: Where We Fit In
Chapter 2: Principles of Children’s Librarianship
Chapter 3: Whom Do Children’s Librarians Serve?
Chapter 4: Children’s Services and the New Approaches to Public Libraries
Part II: The Collection
Chapter 5: The Collection Development Policy
Chapter 6: Purposes and Components
Chapter 7: Selection and Acquisition
Chapter 8: Organization and Cataloging
Chapter 9: Evaluation and Deselection/Weeding
Part III: Services
Chapter 10: A Space of Their Own
Chapter 11: After-School Services
Chapter 12: Reference in the Digital Age
Chapter 13: Readers’ Advisory
Chapter 14: The Internet and Social Media
Part IV: Programming
Chapter 15: Story Hours
Chapter 16: Book Discussion Groups
Chapter 17: Booktalking
Chapter 18: Entertainment and Enrichment Programs
Chapter 19: Summer Reading Programs
Chapter 20: Family Programs and Family Literacy
Chapter 21: School Cooperation in an Age of Shortages
Chapter 22: Serving Special Audiences
Part V: Management, Administration, and Leadership
Chapter 23: Budget and Finance
Chapter 24: Planning
Chapter 25: Law, Policy, and Procedures
Chapter 26: Public Relations, Promotion, and Marketing
Chapter 27: Professional Development
Conclusion
Appendix A: Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
Appendix B: Library Bill of Rights
Appendix C: Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
Bibliography
Index
