by:
Reed, Sally Gardner

Publisher:
McFarland and Company
Published:May, 2002
ISBN:0786412380
Format:Paperback
Pages:178

Description: From Booklist
Written for the public library, the second edition of Small Libraries has been revised and updated with a blueprint for automation, technology, and advocacy. Topics such as politics, personnel, collection, physical building, and service are important for the small library as it tries to serve its community in many of the same ways as the larger library system. Appendixes include excellent examples of worksheets and samples of documents that pertain to the topics discussed. Reed, executive director of Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA), has written a gem for the small- library director who wants practical twenty-first century ideas. Marilyn Long
Copyright # American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Description:
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. This book is written for the directors of these honest-to-goodness small libraries, providing both a philosophical as well as a common sense basis for decision making. Appendices provide sample documents for a library's Statement of Purpose, worksheets for job descriptions and personnel policies, a volunteer application form, ALA documents (Library Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics), a list of discount book dealers, and a sample meeting room policy.