Whether working to empower individuals, teams or the whole library, these guidelines make possible effective management of scarce resources--time, people, and money. They also help enhance your team's morale, innovation, continuous improvement, and customer service--the building blocks for funding libraries' vital and ongoing role in their communities.

Foreword by Tracie D. Hall Community engagement isn’t simply an important component of a successful library—it’s the foundation upon which every service, offering, and initiative rests. Working collaboratively with community members—be they library customers, residents, faculty, students or partner organizations— ensures that the library works, period. This important resource from ALA’s Public Programs Office (PPO) provides targeted guidance on how libraries can effectively engage with the public to address a range of issues for the betterment of their community, whether it is a city, neighborhood, campus, or something else. Featuring contributions by leaders active in library-led community engagement, it’s designed to be equally useful as a teaching text for LIS students and a go-to handbook for current programming, adult services, and outreach library staff. Balancing practical tools with case studies and stories from field, this collection explores such key topics as why libraries belong in the community engagement realm; getting the support of board and staff; how to understand your community; the ethics and challenges of engaging often unreached segments of the community; identifying and building engaged partnerships; collections and community engagement; engaged programming; and outcome measurement.

Divided into three comprehensive sections--Library and Information Literacy Credit-Bearing Courses or Sponsors of Undergraduate Community-Based Research; Library Support for Courses with Applied Service-Based Projects in the Disciplines; and Library as Location for Student-Led Educational Outreach Events and Projects--Library Service and Learning is a collection of case studies written by librarians, university faculty, and students who have successfully employed service-based or experiential learning experiences for students in higher education. Chapters include classes or programs that have been taught by or developed in collaboration with librarians and examine information literacy-related outcomes, utilize library resources, and/or take place in library facilities. Each chapter describes activities, motivations, curriculum materials, and outcomes, and appendices include assignments, rubrics, and other materials that enable you to replicate and adapt the activity to your own needs. .

Empowering Learners advances school library programs to meet the needs of the changing school library environment and is guided by the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action.

It can be hard to get children to talk about their feelings... Empowering Your Pupils through Role-play reveals the power of role-play in creating a safe space for students to explore emotions and build resilience through performance, discussion and the sharing of ideas, whilst enabling teachers to meet curriculum outcomes. Designed to enhance personal development, the practical activities help students become effective communicators and active investigators. Working independently of the teacher, students collaborate with their classmates to build trust, and can be actively involved in group activities, or take part as observers and commentators. Children know and understand about values by experiencing them, and throughout this book, there are opportunities for teachers to involve their pupils in: Performing Writing Directing Drawing Designing Building The activities in Empowering you Pupils through Role-play are challenging and designed to move students towards becoming alert and responsible young adults, actively able to engage with others and equipped with the skills to develop relationships and trust. The extensive role-play toolbox contains warm-up games, tips on writing and activities for mime, movement and improvisation. Teachers of children aged 4-11 with an interest in Personal, Social and Health Education will find this a practical and inspirational text. Rosanna Morales is an experienced author and teacher.

Have you ever struggled with a self-image that leaves you feeling powerless over your own life? Are doubts, fears, and negative thought patterns creating roadblocks that keep you from improving your circumstances? If inner peace and happiness has become elusive no matter how hard you try, this refreshingly new perspective will support you in finding the answers. How to Think & Succeed by Empowering Your Mind is an effective step by step roadmap helping people overcome negative barriers that hold them back so they can tap into their inner strength by harnessing the power of their mind. With clear instruction using their mental tools people can embrace a new self image. By adjusting their mindset they will unlock their potential and manifest an abundant life.

The fast-paced and complex PR role is becoming increasingly important as libraries need to respond quickly to the changing media landscape and the country's demographic shifts. Written by high-profile experts in the PR field, The Library PR Handbook is the essential reader for those looking to spice up their library's message and get the word out.