School library

Chicago begins its history with public libraries after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Encouraged by the Britain Parliament, people of Chicago earned the right for free public libraries and the establishment of the Chicago Public Library in 1872. Now, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) has 80 branches around the city, and the newest one is the Chinatown Branch Library, opened in 2015 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Wight & Company and the Public Building Commission…

Library organization is a hot topic is library circles. To gentrify or not to gentrify …that is the question. I was quite surprised by the passion this topic ignites on library blogs and discussion boards. Some librarians are down right angry at the idea of “dissing” Dewey, while others embrace the change. After much consideration, if ever given the opportunity to organize a library, it would most definitely be in the genrefication or bookstore model, alphabetically for the fiction selections,…

The local library has been invaluable over the course of my school career; so, I’m not surprised by the statistic that “90% of Americans say the closing of their local public library would impact their community and 67% said it would affect them and their families” (“Americans and Public Libraries” 1). I would be devastated if my local library were to close, and thus sympathize with Zadie Smith and the community of Willesden Green of London, UK who are being affected by the closing of their…

Libraries all around the world are closing because of the advancement of technology that exists in our world today. There seems to be less need for libraries because of websites like Google, where you can get results instantly, where in a library it would takes a few minutes, possibly hours to find what you are looking for. Throughout the years, technology has become more advanced and it has introduced a type of book called an e-book, which is a book that can be read on electronic devices such…

A school’s library is full of wonders books and contains much knowledge for children and adults, but they can also be a doorway to a new beginning. In a small town called Cherryville there’s a small school named Cherryville Elementary School. This school has the biggest school library in the world, but of course it’s the most peculiar. On a dark drank and dreary day an exhausted teacher was in the library taking a break from his disrespectful students. He was awfully tired and ready to go on a…

efficiently and effectively collection for a library service area, whether it is public, special, or academic. In building this collection, there are five basic questions to answer as the collection developers begin his or her library community analysis. Step one is defining the border of the community library service areas, by zip codes utilization to determine the beginning of the library community. If the library is funded by the community, therefore the library is accountable for meeting the…

to belong to various organizations which directly relate to their career choice. The school librarian is no different from any other profession in the respect that there are various organizations all of which appeal to different aspects of their profession. Three such organizations for the librarian are the American Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, and the Alabama School Library Association. The benefits of becoming a member in one, or all, of these…

Today’s school libraries are seeing a drastic cut in their library budget every year, leaving less money to purchase quality books for their collection. Therefore, it is essential for school libraries to host a book fair at least once a year rather through Barnes and Nobel, Scholastic, and Reading Warehouse. “The book fair is a common staple for many school libraries to earn free books” (Pentland, pg.112). My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of…

Purpose and Background The Collection Development Policy upholds the mission of the Turner Free Library* which is to serve the cultural, educational, and informational needs of the Town of Randolph. The Collection Development Policy directs Library staff in the maintenance and development of the Turner Free Library collections. The policy also defines collection development practices, and provides continuity to selection, purchasing and retention decisions. As part of strategic planning, the…

But, I can honestly say the most important local county office to me has always been my County Library – all of them – they shaped me throughout my life, no matter where I lived at the…