LEADER 02658nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910780307103321 005 20230617021400.0 010 $a0-8389-9856-9 035 $a(CKB)111090425045194 035 $a(EBL)218938 035 $a(OCoLC)122350660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000230456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11203371 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10179207 035 $a(PQKB)10521532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC218938 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL218938 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194714 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090425045194 100 $a20030710d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe public library start-up guide$b[electronic resource] /$fChristine Lind Hage 210 $aChicago $cAmerican Library Association$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8389-0866-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPublic 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. 330 $aAn 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 606 $aPublic libraries$xAdministration$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aPublic libraries$zUnited States$xAdministration$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aPublic libraries$xAdministration 615 0$aPublic libraries$xAdministration 676 $a025.1/974 700 $aHage$b Christine Lind$01462527 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780307103321 996 $aThe public library start-up guide$93671547 997 $aUNINA