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ADULT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

Libraries Partnering How to Launch
with Self-Publishing an Author Awards

A Winning Combination Program at
ROBERT J. GROVER, KELLY VISNAK, Your Library
CARMAINE TERNES, Curating Self-Published
MIRANDA ERICSSON,
AND LISSA STALEY Books, Reaching Out to
“ Librarians and writers the Community
alike will find this
JULIANNE STAM AND
book full of resources ELIZABETH CLEMMONS, EDITORS
October 2016, 154pp, 7x10 and information, December 2015
Print: 978-1-4408-4158-3 143pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 > AWARD WINNER
$65.00, £50.00, €60.00 making it the go-to Print: 978-1-4408-4164-4 John Cotton Dana Library Public
eBook: 978-1-4408-4159-0 text for self-publishers $45.00, £35.00, €41.00
today. The chapters eBook: 978-1-4408-4165-1 Relations Award –American Library
are approachable, with both introductions and Association
summaries, making it easy for readers to revisit the “ The editors seem to have thought of everything
”
book’s pages. connected with such an involved contest and have
—VOYA, February 1, 2017 broken it down into step-by-step processes. The
result is a project that can be replicated for almost
”
Help your library leverage opportunities in the popular do-it- any type of author contest.
yourself publishing movement by following this guide’s process
—VOYA, March 17, 2016
for creating and producing books.
Establishing an awards program for self-published authors
FEATURES
offers libraries new ways to bolster their relevance and expand
• Features interviews with library professionals experienced upon their roles as curators and “keepers of story.” This guide
with self-publishing
shows you how.
Make It Here NextGen Genealogy

Inciting Creativity The DNA Connection
and Innovation in
Your Library DAVID R. DOWELL
“ A must-read for anyone
MATTHEW HAMILTON
AND DARA HANKE SCHMIDT who is new to genetic
genealogy and wants to
“ information, sample learn how to apply DNA
The value of the
publicity, grant proposals, testing to their genealogical
research. . . . I highly
”
December 2014, 195pp, 8 1/2x11 resources, and shopping November 2014, 173pp, 7x10 recommend it.
Print: 978-1-61069-554-1 lists make this a useful Print: 978-1-61069-727-9
”
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 guide. $40.00, £31.00, €37.00 —FGS Forum Magazine,
eBook: 978-1-61069-555-8 January 3, 2017
—School Library Journal, eBook: 978-1-61069-728-6
April 1, 2015
DNA testing can serve as a powerful tool that unlocks the
This is an ideal resource for joining the maker movement, no hidden information within our bodies for family history
matter the size of your public library or resource level.
research. This book explains how genetic genealogy works and
FEATURES answers the questions of genealogists and individuals seeking
• Explains why the maker movement and libraries are a information on their family trees.
perfect match
ALSO OF INTEREST

Crash Course in Genealogy online at librariesunlimited.com

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