Collection: Library Professional Development

This book gets to the heart of what makes book clubs tick. It combines the findings from two surveys of more than 5,000 people with BookBrowse's 15 years of book club experience and research. The result is an essential guide to all things book clubs. Recommended for librarians, booksellers, publi...

Innovation in Public Libraries examines the recent activities of successful and innovative libraries around the world, presenting their initiatives in areas including library design, events and programmes, and creating customer experiences. It provides an overview of these libraries' successful e...

Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion examines the interrelationships between digital literacy, digital inclusion, and public policy, emphasizing the impacts of these policy decisions on the ability of individuals and communities to successfully part...

Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children's drawings--the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Lib...

Many libraries set up a training program on conflict resolution and workroom security only after a problem patron situation has become unbearable. Albrecht shows that preparedness is an essential part of library security, on the employee level as well as on the administrative level.

Following on from their ground-breaking first book, Delivering the Best Start, Rankin and Brock return to the subject of pre-school and early years library provision with contributions and case studies from innovators and experts around the world. There is a growing awareness of the significance ...

The Library Staff Development Handbook: How to Maximize Your Library's Most Important Resource provides practical tips, suggestions for resources, and concrete examples for addressing the multiple and varied aspects of staff development. From crafting a job description to recruitment, hiring and ...

Library makerspaces continue to thrive, drawing new patrons in and engaging them as never before. This hands-on sourcebook edited by technology expert Kroski includes everything libraries need to know about the major topics, tools, and technologies relevant to makerspaces today. Packed with cutti...

The demand to decolonise the curriculum has moved from a protest movement at the margins to the centre of many institutions, as reflected by its inclusion in policies and strategies and numerous initiatives in libraries and archives that have responded to the call, and are critically examining th...

This book offers a guide for librarians who see their profession as a chance to make a positive difference in their communities -- librarians who recognize that it is no longer enough to stand behind a desk waiting to serve. R. David Lankes, author of The Atlas of New Librarianship, reminds libra...