The public library start-up guide / Christine Lind Hage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hage, Christine Lind.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public libraries.

Public libraries--United States--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An estimated thirteen million people in the U.S. are not served by a public library. This presents opportunities for creating new libraries. Involving complex, timeconsuming, and expensive decisions, the prospect of starting a library without the right direction seems overwhelming.The Public Library Start-Up Guide provides a framework for success from looking at the big strategic picture to picking the furniture. Expert library director and author Christine Hage offers a succinct, nontechnical, and step-by-step approach covering all the practical issues for library professionals as well as non

Contents:

Public libraries : the people's library

Establishing the library

Building the team

Securing library financing

Shaping the organization

Taking care of business

Planning for the long term

Participating in cooperative arrangements

Building the perfect library

Furnishing and equipping a public library

Developing the collection

Planning and developing services

Promoting the library.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9856-9

OCLC:

122350660