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ADULT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING

Designing Building Workforce
Adult Services Literacy in Libraries

Strategies for Better Connecting
Serving Your Community Communities with
Opportunities
ANN ROBERTS
GABRIEL MORLEY
Focusing on adult patrons ages
19 through senior citizens, this A step-by-step guide for creating
November 2017 book explains how libraries can January 2018 an adult literacy and workforce
192pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
training program designed
130pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 best serve this busy portion of Print: 978-1-4408-4966-4
Print: 978-1-4408-5254-1 their community’s population at $55.00, £43.00, €50.00 to promote professional
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 different life stages and foster eBook: 978-1-4408-4967-1 partnerships and personal
eBook: 978-1-4408-5255-8 growth in your library.
experiences that are “worth the
trip”—whether actual or virtual. FEATURES
FEATURES • Shows how libraries can effectively advocate for and support
members of their communities in tough economic times
• Helps librarians make their libraries the go-to places in the
community for both information and recreation • Provides a solid model for outreach services for libraries
• Enables librarians to accurately analyze the demographics of • Demonstrates ways to increase the value of local public
their communities and identify the services needed libraries in the eyes of business and industry leaders

FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING

Supporting Local Library Programs
Businesses and and Services for
Entrepreneurs in the New Adults
Digital Age KYLA HUNT
The Public Addressing the needs of new
Librarian’s Toolkit adults—those aged 18–29—in
the library is a relatively new
SALVATORE DIVINCENZO
August 2017 AND ELIZABETH MALAFI October 2017 yet important challenge. This
120pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 140pp, 7x10 book explains the needs and
Print: 978-1-4408-5152-0 A timely reference for all public Print: 978-1-4408-5417-0 wants of new adults in the public
$50.00, £39.00, €46.00 librarians who serve the business $45.00, £35.00, €41.00 library setting and identifies
eBook: 978-1-4408-5153-7 community in libraries, regardless eBook: 978-1-4408-5418-7 their preferences pertaining to
of size or location—from small rural outposts to bustling big-city physical space, programming, and technology.
branches.
FEATURES
FEATURES • Clearly differentiates new adults from teens and older adults
• Gives librarians tools and practical advice for better serving and explains why serving this demographic is important to
small businesses and entrepreneurs the success of your library
• Provides librarians with the “big picture” of serving small • Defines the needs of the new adult population and identifies
businesses, from collections and services to programs programs suited to them
• Speaks to librarians at all sizes of libraries, offering concrete • Explores outreach plans tailored for the new adult
guidance and tips that they can immediately put to use in their population
community

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