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Special Events Programs in School Library Media Centers A Guide to Making Them Work
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Marcia Trotta
Book Code: GR9190
ISBN: 0-313-29190-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29190-6
128 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/1997
List Price: $48.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This title will be especially beneficial to new librarians, but those of us with many years experience can also benefit as we are reminded of some of the planning steps we may have become lax in implementing. Trotta's step-by-step, how-to approach is logical and easy to understand, and it will serve as a guide from the initial planning stages through completion and evaluation of programs....Recommended.
    —
    The Book Report
  • ...the book can be used for a wide variety of situations. It will be referred to frequently over a long period of time by the school library media specialist because good planning never goes out of style.
    —Journal of Information, Communication and Library Science
Description: This practical, hands-on guide will assist the school library media specialist in planning, funding, implementing, and promoting special events programs in the school. Trotta provides a readable text filled with program ideas, planning documents, and tips for successful programs. She shows how to incorporate special events programs into a yearly curriculum plan, where to locate speakers and performers, how to budget and build support for special programs, and how to develop partnerships with school and community members that will ensure the success of the program. Reproducible forms and guidelines will make it easy for the school library media specialist to plan for and implement special event programming. Trotta systematically takes the library media specialist through the process from the idea stage to the evaluation process. The work features chapters on developing special events programs relevant to the curricula, developing partnerships to support these programs, raising community support and awareness of the media center and its programs, personnel training and strategies, developing promotional materials, keys to making programs successful, and how to do programs on a shoestring. An extensive list of resources for all kinds of programs completes the work.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Need for Special Events as a Part of the Reading Program
  • On Your Mark, Get Ready, and Program! Developing Special Events Programs That Are Relevant to the Curricula
  • Developing Partnerships to Support Special Events Programs
  • Raising Community Support and Awareness of the Media Center and Its Programs
  • Personnel Training and Strategies
  • Developing Promotional Materials for Special Events
  • Keys to Making Programs Successful
  • Programs on a Shoestring: Learning How to Budget and Raise Funds for Special Events Programs
  • Resources
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-22009
LCC Class: Z675
Dewey Class: 027
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