Böcker av Claire Gatrell Stephens

This professional primer provides the blueprint to help you create a school library program, covering all aspects of library management such as budgeting, eBook use, purchasing, and teacher collaboration. Advice and strategies from experts in the field will help you master collection development, library administration, recruitment, and staffing.

This book provides a straightforward, easy-to-follow procedural manual that will enable school library aides and new school librarians to develop excellent school library collections.

This practical manual demystifies the process of creating and maintaining a quality school library collection-an invaluable resource for anyone working in a library media center.

The entire second half of the book is devoted to activities, including some reproducibles, based on select titles. During the past 30 years, the titles recognized by the Coretta Scott King Award have consistently presented excellent writing, storytelling, history, and values.

Picture story books are categorized by virtue, and a wealth of supplemental resources-including lesson plans, student activities, and reproducible worksheets-will help media specialists teach that virtue to students. Ideas for integration with all curricular areas are included.