02655nam 2200541 a 450 991081903650332120200520144314.00-8389-9856-9(CKB)111090425045194(EBL)218938(OCoLC)122350660(SSID)ssj0000230456(PQKBManifestationID)11203371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230456(PQKBWorkID)10179207(PQKB)10521532(MiAaPQ)EBC218938(Au-PeEL)EBL218938(CaPaEBR)ebr10194714(EXLCZ)9911109042504519420030710d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe public library start-up guide /Christine Lind Hage1st ed.Chicago American Library Association20041 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8389-0866-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 nonPublic librariesAdministrationHandbooks, manuals, etcPublic librariesUnited StatesAdministrationHandbooks, manuals, etcPublic librariesAdministrationPublic librariesAdministration025.1/974Hage Christine Lind1617296MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819036503321The public library start-up guide3948408UNINA