Building A Special Collection Of Children's Literature In Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, And Sharing Rare Or Collectible Items
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ISBN : 9780838907269
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Building a Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or Collectible Items
Whether you're looking for innovative programming specialized literature resources, or suggestions on motivating young patrons to read, ALA Editions has something for you.With these authoritative selections, you can: -- Expand outreach to children with special needs and hard-to-reach public segments-- Create multicultural collections and programming-- Entertain children with top-notch programming materialWithin every library collection lie hidden treasures, temporarily "lost" or simply unnoticed books and resources just waiting to be rediscovered. A Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library shows you how to unearth and share these valuable items with interested patrons.ALSC and Dolores Blythe Jones, curator of the renowned de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, have assembled in one place the leading special collection librarians to create a guide on finding and sharing a library's secret treasures. Experts explain the benefits of creating a special collection, no matter how small, which can add to the fun and excitement often missing from the everyday tasks of a librarian. They point out the tremendous publicity to be generated by unique titles in your collection, which can increase your library's stature in the community -- not only do friends groups love special collections, but so do donors!In this engaging resource, curators and staff of established special collections dole out advice that extends beyond books -- to toys, comics, and even audiovisual materials for children. They expound on every aspect of maintaining a collection, from fundraising and achieving financial goals to establishingpolicies and making the collection accessible.
Specification of Building a Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or Collectible Items
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Author | Dolores Blythe Jones |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
ISBN-10 | 0838907261 |
ISBN-13 | 9780838907269 |
Publisher | Amer Library Assn Editions |
Publication Year | 1998 |
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Height | 6 inch. |
Length | 0.5 inch. |
Width | 9 inch. |
Weight | 0.42 pounds. |
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