Search Results - "Public libraries"

Urban teens in the library research and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Agosto -- Urban teens and their use of public libraries / Denise E. Agosto -- Public library websites and urban teenagers' health information needs / Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Dana Hanson-Baldauf -- Spacing out with young adults: translating YA space concepts into practice / Anthony Bernier -- Youth development and evaluation: lessons from "Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development" / Elaine Meyers -- The loft at Imaginon: a new-generation library for urban teens / Michele Gorman, Amy Wyckoff, and Rebecca L. …”
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El día de los niños/El día de los libros building a culture of literacy in your community through Día / by Larson, Jeanette

Table of Contents: “…-- Día now and in the future -- Cultural competencies -- Reaching the community -- Programming : celebrating Día in public libraries -- Programming : celebrating Día in schools.…”
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El día de los niños/El día de los libros building a culture of literacy in your community through Día / by Larson, Jeanette

Table of Contents: “…-- Día now and in the future -- Cultural competencies -- Reaching the community -- Programming : celebrating Día in public libraries -- Programming : celebrating Día in schools.…”
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Bookwomen creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 / by Eddy, Jacalyn

Table of Contents: “…Troublesome womanhood and new childhood -- Protecting books : Anne Carroll Moore, Alice Jordan, and the public library -- Selling books : bookshops, the WEIU, and Bertha Everett Mahony -- Making books : children's book publishing and Louise Hunting Seaman -- Becoming experts and friends -- Building professional culture -- Triumph and transition.…”
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Bookwomen creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 / by Eddy, Jacalyn

Table of Contents: “…Troublesome womanhood and new childhood -- Protecting books : Anne Carroll Moore, Alice Jordan, and the public library -- Selling books : bookshops, the WEIU, and Bertha Everett Mahony -- Making books : children's book publishing and Louise Hunting Seaman -- Becoming experts and friends -- Building professional culture -- Triumph and transition.…”
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Guastavino vaulting the art of structural tile / by Ochsendorf, John Allen

Table of Contents: “…Mediterranean origins -- Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92 -- The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908 -- Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29 -- Reasons for success -- The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62 -- The legacy of the Guastavino Company -- Appendices: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.…”
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Guastavino vaulting the art of structural tile / by Ochsendorf, John Allen

Table of Contents: “…Mediterranean origins -- Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92 -- The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908 -- Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29 -- Reasons for success -- The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62 -- The legacy of the Guastavino Company -- Appendices: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.…”
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Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management / by Hibner, Holly

Table of Contents: “…Life cycle of a collection -- Understanding your workflow -- Collection audit and using statistics -- Physical inventory -- Creating collection objectives and benchmarkes -- Collection organization -- Making the most of a library collection budget -- Everything is connected -- Appendix A: Public library collection management policy -- Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library.…”

The spiv and the architect unruly life in postwar London / by Hornsey, Richard Quentin Donald

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: social modernism and male homosexuality in postwar London -- Reconstructing everyday life in the atomic age -- The perversity of the zigzag: the criminality of queer urban desire -- Trial by photobooth: the public face of the homosexual citizen -- Of public libraries and paperbacks: the sexual geographies of reading -- Life in the cybernetic bedsit: interior design and the homosexual self -- Conclusion: city of any dream.…”
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The embedded librarian innovative strategies for taking knowledge where it's needed / by Shumaker, David, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Defining embedded librarianship -- Push and pull : the forces driving embedded librarianship -- Embedded librarians in higher education -- Embedded librarians in the health sciences -- Embedded librarians in corporations, nonprofits, and government -- Embedded librarians in schools and public libraries -- Assessing your readiness -- Getting started with embedded librarianship -- Sustaining your embedded role -- Evaluating your success.…”
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The spiv and the architect unruly life in postwar London / by Hornsey, Richard Quentin Donald

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: social modernism and male homosexuality in postwar London -- Reconstructing everyday life in the atomic age -- The perversity of the zigzag: the criminality of queer urban desire -- Trial by photobooth: the public face of the homosexual citizen -- Of public libraries and paperbacks: the sexual geographies of reading -- Life in the cybernetic bedsit: interior design and the homosexual self -- Conclusion: city of any dream.…”
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The embedded librarian innovative strategies for taking knowledge where it's needed / by Shumaker, David, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Defining embedded librarianship -- Push and pull : the forces driving embedded librarianship -- Embedded librarians in higher education -- Embedded librarians in the health sciences -- Embedded librarians in corporations, nonprofits, and government -- Embedded librarians in schools and public libraries -- Assessing your readiness -- Getting started with embedded librarianship -- Sustaining your embedded role -- Evaluating your success.…”
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Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management / by Hibner, Holly

Table of Contents: “…Life cycle of a collection -- Understanding your workflow -- Collection audit and using statistics -- Physical inventory -- Creating collection objectives and benchmarkes -- Collection organization -- Making the most of a library collection budget -- Everything is connected -- Appendix A: Public library collection management policy -- Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library.…”

Teaching civics in the library : an instructional and historical guide for school and public librarians / by Lyons, Reneé Critcher

Table of Contents: “…-- History and current status of civics education in public schools -- Anticipated 21st century progression -- Traditional role of school and public libraries in civics education -- 21st century role of school and public libraries in civics education -- Collection development for civics education integration -- Thematic integration : introduction and activities and resources, pre-K to grade 1 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 2/4 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 5/6 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 7/8 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 9/10 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 11/12 -- Civics-related reading promotion plans -- Lesson plans in association with foreign-born American patriots : sixteen volunteer leaders in the Revolutionary War -- Ask for support : civic organizations, resource centers, civic institutes, and support networks -- Closing tips and thoughts -- Appendix A. …”
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Teaching civics in the library : an instructional and historical guide for school and public librarians / by Lyons, Reneé Critcher

Table of Contents: “…-- History and current status of civics education in public schools -- Anticipated 21st century progression -- Traditional role of school and public libraries in civics education -- 21st century role of school and public libraries in civics education -- Collection development for civics education integration -- Thematic integration : introduction and activities and resources, pre-K to grade 1 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 2/4 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 5/6 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 7/8 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 9/10 -- Thematic integration : activities and resources, grades 11/12 -- Civics-related reading promotion plans -- Lesson plans in association with foreign-born American patriots : sixteen volunteer leaders in the Revolutionary War -- Ask for support : civic organizations, resource centers, civic institutes, and support networks -- Closing tips and thoughts -- Appendix A. …”
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Jewish public culture in the late Russian empire by Veidlinger, Jeffrey, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next.…”
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Pamela Burton landscapes by Burton, Pamela, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Palm Canyon residence -- School of the Arts Plaza, University of California, Irvine -- Scenario Lane residence -- Santa Monica Public Library -- Red Tail Ranch -- Industrial complex -- Recent work. …”
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Jewish public culture in the late Russian empire by Veidlinger, Jeffrey, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next.…”
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Pamela Burton landscapes by Burton, Pamela, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Palm Canyon residence -- School of the Arts Plaza, University of California, Irvine -- Scenario Lane residence -- Santa Monica Public Library -- Red Tail Ranch -- Industrial complex -- Recent work. …”
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Greening libraries

Table of Contents: “…Jankowska -- Building on green : sustainable thinking goes beyond green to unite library space and community / by Audry Barbakoff and Brett Barbakoff -- The public library's role in the Transition Towns movement / by Monika Antonelli.…”
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