Doing genealogy searches isn't as easy as the database commercials would have you think. How does a new researcher identify which resources meet his or her specific research needs? And how can libraries and librarians offer help to the new generation of on-line genealogists? Pennavaria offers a clearly delineated context for family history research.

"A makerspace is an area in a library where users can use tools and equipment to design, build, and create all sorts of different things. It may be a dedicated room or a multipurpose space in which a collection of raw materials and resources can be utilized as desired. Projects range from prototyping product designs with 3D printers to programming robots, to creating art out of recycling items. This practical guide will help librarians: develop, budget...

Providing Reference Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians was written with the working librarian in mind; it focuses on specific methods and information to help foster effective, exceptional results. Topics covered include: reference services (basic information and background); reference resources and tutorials; organizing and providing services; staffing and performance management; forming helpful partnerships (internal and external); the future...

STEM Programming will show new and exciting examples of how libraries are implementing STEM education. It is a guide on how to start or improve your own STEM programming with little or no budget, even if you're not a scientist or mathematician.

Volunteers are one of the most overlooked and underused resources available to nonprofits and other organizations. This guide will help find willing volunteers in the community and utilize their skills in a way that benefits the volunteer as well as the organization. Overseeing volunteers can be a daunting task. On top of all of the other duties library staff are typically responsible for, creating a volunteer program from scratch can seem nearly...

Planning and implementing a 3D printing service in a library may seem like a daunting task. Based upon the authors? experience as early adopters of 3D technology and running a successful 3D printing service at a large academic library, this guide provides the steps to follow when launching a service in any type of library.

"Senior Services Today will help library staff provide excellent services and programs for older adults. This practical guide's purpose will guide libraries and seniors in cultivating symbiotic relationships with a key community by intwining the library's core mission with seniors' personal values"--

The book covers writing for both print and Web-based publications and is aimed at all types of libraries. In this book, you will learn how to: define your audience and your primary messages, simplify your writing so that it is succinct and understandable, structure your written content so that it is most usable and accessible to your audience, approach different forms of writing in a way that is most effective to getting your message across, establish...

Coding for Children and Young Adults in Libraries is an all-inclusive guide to teaching coding in libraries to very young learners. This book will provide all librarians, whether they are brand new to the idea of coding or fairly experienced with it, with both the foundation to understand coding and tools they can use--Provided by publisher.