Virginia A Walter

While "getting it right" for kids in libraries can be a challenge--as rapid technology changes impact both library services and the needs and expectations of children--it is a goal that warrants serious attention. This visionary book by respected children's library specialist and advocate Virginia Walter is a call to action for libraries...to consider children as vital participants in the community, as well as serious readers and technology users....

"This book provides a number of strategies for libraries wishing to foster greater civic literacy and civic engagement in both children and teens, grades K-12"--

Many libraries, like other organizations, engage in strategic planning in order to understand their community's information needs and to be aware of strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats that can influence success. Evaluation is the process of understanding the extent to which specific goals are reached and provides information that is useful in demonstrating the library's worth. This book aims to make the process transparent and easy...