librarystaffroom is a wiki devoted to the sharing of
fine library practices amongst the staff of our public library.
Fine Library Practices
Circulation
- Did you know that Wikipedia could help you answer reference questions?
- For specialized questions, look at the links provided at the bottom of the page - they have a Wicktionary (Dictionary), WikiSpecies an online database that has information on the planet's species, WikiBooks a database with online text books that cover just about every subject you can think of, WikiSource a database with full text of some books, speeches, diaries, poetry, etc., WikiNews, and WikiQuote
- How to be nice to teenage boys
- How to get patrons off the Internet computers
- How to do a reference survey and find the info the patron needs
- How to make really cool book displays that patrons will enjoy
Programming
- How to plan a program and promote the program
- Cool ideas for adult programs
- Book discussion kits
- Are Finished!! For info, contact Beth.
These kits will indeed be checked out for two months, but if people like the book, they can keep one of the copies of it. We really want our box back, but that's it. Each kit contains multiple copies of a book, tips on starting a book club, general questions you could use for any book, specific questions for the book in the kit, extra information such as an author biography or an interview with the author, and suggestions for further reading.
"Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" by Alexandra Fuller
"Among Flowers: A Walk Through the Himilayas" by Jamaica Kincaid
"Derek Jarman's Garden"
"Songmaster" by Orson Scott Card
"Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life"
"Troubling a Star" by Madeleine L'Engle
"The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
"Where Rivers Change Direction" by Mark Spragg
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