Readers' Advisory Books

Currently these are in Laura's possession (and she has even more of them at home, inherited from a librarian back in Iowa). Depending on how or whether we decide to establish a professional collection, they may get added to the catalog. In the meantime, if you want to borrow one, just write Laura!

 

• Bouricius, Ann. The Romance Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Love in the Stacks. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2000.

 

• Buker, Derek M. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Cyborgs, Aliens, and Sorcerers. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2002.

 

• Charles, John, Candace Clark, and Joanna Morrison. The Myster Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2002.

 

• Etulain, Richard W. and N. Jill Howard, Eds. A Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Western American Literature. 2nd Ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995.

 

• Herald, Diana Tixier. Genreflecting. 5th Ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000. genrefluent.com

 

• Hooper, Brad. The Short Story Readers' Advisory: A Guide to the Best. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2000.

 

• Pearl, Nancy. Book Lust. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2003. nancypearl.com

 

• Pearlman, Mickey. What to Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members and Other Book Lovers. New York: Harper Perennial, 1999.

 

• Spratford, Becky Siegel and Tammy Hennigh Clausen. The Horror Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Vampires, Killer Tomatoes, and Haunted Houses. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2004.

 

Other Professional Development Books

These currently live in Frances's office. You can also get a list of them by browsing in Workflows for the call number DIRECTOR. If someone feels like alphabetizing these, be my guest--click on "Edit page" and then cut and paste to your heart's content!

 

• Reed, Sally Gardner. 101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends. New York: Neal Schuman, 2004.

 

• Taft Group for the American Library Association. The Big Book of Library Grant Money. Chicago: ALA Editions, 1994(?).

 

• Brumley, Rebecca. Neal-Schuman Directory of Public Library Job Descriptions. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2005.

 

• Mayo, Diane. Staffing for Results: A Guide to Working Smarter. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2002.

 

• Mayo, Diane. Wired for the Future: Developing Your Library Technology Plan. Chicago: ALA Editions, 1999. (Perhaps an update would be in order?)

 

• Nelson, Sandra S. et al. Managing for Results: Effective Resource Allocation for Public Libraries. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2000.

 

• Nelson, Sandra S. The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined Approach. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2001.

 

• Nelson, Sandra S. Creating Policies for Results: From Chaos to Clarity. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2003.

 

• Anderson, Cynthia. Write Grants, Get Money. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishers, 2001.

 

• Hennen, Thomas J. Hennen's Public Library Planner: A Manual and Interactive CD-ROM. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004.

 

• Farmer, Lesley S. J. Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

 

• Anderson, Sheila B., Ed. Serving Older Teens. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

 

• Robert, Henry M. Robert's Rules of Order. 10th Ed. Reading, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2000.

 

• Minow, Mary. The Library's Legal Answer Book. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2003. Library Law--Mary Minow's website; includes a link to her very useful blog

 

• Frampton, Susan B. et al., Eds. Putting Patients First: Designing and Practicing Patient-Centered Care. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. (Not exactly sure what this has to do with libraries, but perhaps if you substitute "patron" for "patient" it works out.)

 

• Brown, Jerry. The Supervisor's Guide. Mission, KS: Skill Path, 1989.

 

Journals

Available in Meeteetse; e-mail if you'd like to borrow one. I've included links to the often only marginally helpful websites for each publication. If you'd like more information, just ask.

 

• American Libraries, journal of the American Library Association (ALA), March 2006-present

 

• Public Libraries, journal of ALA's Public Library Association division, November/December 2005-January/February 2007

 

• Young Adult Library Services, journal of ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association division, Winter 2006-Winter 2007

 

• Counterpoise: for social responsibilities, liberty, and dissent, a somewhat sporadic publication of the Civic Media Center and formerly a project of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table's Alternatives in Publication Task Force, Fall 2005-Summer 2006