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As families are looking for better ways to educate their children, more and more of them are becoming interested and engaged in alternative ways of schooling that are different, separate, or opposite of the traditional classroom. Homeschooling has become ever more creative and varied as families create custom-tailored curricula, assignments, goals, and strategies that are best for each unique child. This presents a multitude of challenges and ...

This insightful collection of essays covers a wide spectrum of methods for cultivating creativity as a skill for career fulfillment and success. Topics include learning through role-playing games, setting up and using makerspaces, developing in-house support for early-career staff, creative problem solving, and organizing no-cost conferences.

The foreword writer and librarian, D. Joshua Taylor, the Host of Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) noted: "The increasing popularity of the topic require that any librarian who encounters genealogical customers remain on the forefront of new developments in the field." The thirty-four chapters are written by experts across the United States actively engaged in helping patrons with genealogy.

At a time when libraries are no longer leading proprietors of information, many library professionals find themselves rethinking their purpose. In this collection of new essays, contributors share their experiences and ideas for keeping libraries integral to changing communities.

Provides practical insight on marketing techniques specifically designed for libraries. Concise, how-to case studies from practicing public, school, academic, and special librarians provide proven strategies to improve brand management, campaign organisation, community outreach, media interaction, social media, and event planning and implementation. This valuable guide provides librarians with the effective marketing tools necessary to help th...

Advances in technology have allowed libraries to expand far beyond walls and lead the way in information delivery, while at the same time transforming the physical space of the library. This book offers a cornucopia of practical advice about how to acquire new skills as well as formal and informal credentials through all stages of a career. The 27 essays are divided into eight parts, covering topics such as formal and online education, confere...

During the past few years, groups like the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Center for Education have been placing great emphasis on the significance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. In brief, the US is seen as falling behind the rest of the world in science and technology education. In response, the curricula have been revised in many educational institutions and school districts across...

Libraries, writers, and poets have long had a close working relationship. Rapid changes in technology has not changed the importance of this cooperation: book talks and readings are as popular as ever-and the ways librarians support local writers with workshops, festivals, widely varied community events, are presented in creative ways in this volume.