Introduction to Public Librarianship

by McCook, Kathleen De LA Pena

• ISBN13: 9781555704759
• ISBN10: 1555704751
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub
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Table of Contents

Figures	v
Foreword vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
1. The Landscape of Public Libraries at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century	1	(12)
2. Brahmins, Bequests, and Determined Women: The Beginnings to 1918	13	(48)
3. Public Library Growth and Values: 1918-2004	61	(22)
4. Statistics, Standards, Planning, and Results	83	(24)
5. Organization, Law, Funding, and Politics	107	(28)
6. Administration and Staffing	135	(28)
7. Structure and Infrastructure	163	(20)
8. Adult Services	183	(28)
9. Youth Services by Linda Alexander and Barbara Immroth	211	(30)
10. Connections	241	(24)
11. Global Perspectives on Public Libraries by Barbara J. Ford	265	(28)
12. Twenty-First Century Trends in Public Librarianship	293	(14)
Appendixes
A. Selected Readings	307	(68)
B. Bibliography of National Statistics on Public Libraries	375	(10)
Index	385	(20)
About the Authors	405