Creative management of small public libraries in the 21st century /
xiii, 301 p. 23 cm. Content notes : 1. Attitudes / Padma Polepeddi --
2. Employee energy=motivate connect 2 empower (e=mc2) / Amanda D. McKay Biarkis and Johnna Schultz --
3. Staff evaluations / Padma Polepeddi --
4. Succession planning strategies for small public libraries / Karen Harrison Dyck --
5. Cultivating conversation, memory & self-awareness : women & libraries post-retirement / Joanna Kluever, Wayne Finley --
6. Patron facilitated programming / Shawn D. Walsh and Melanie A. Lyttle --
7. Programming : helping the community learn more about itself / Judith Wines --
8. Successful adult programming using local resources / Diana Stirling --
9. Building a dynamic system for relevant statistical analysis / Joshua K. Johnson --
10. Collection management in small public libraries / Brady A. Clemens --
11. Establishing an inviting atmosphere through library displays / Cynthia Harbeson --
12. The helping hands of boomers in friends of the library groups / Kim Becnel and LouAnn Morehouse --
13. Making an inviting library atmosphere / Jan Burns --
14. When small means really small / Joy Worland --
15. E-reading in rural libraries : a guide to effective support / David Robinson --
16. Facebook classes for older patrons / Sarah Kaufman --
17. Preserving your community's memories : developing librarians for digital preservation / Vanessa Neblett and Shane Roopnarine --
18. Search engine optimization (SEO) and library web content / Lauren Magnuson --
19. Seniors in cyberspace / RoseAleta Laurell --
20. Celebrating creative achievements : facilitating networking, learning, and camaraderie / Sharon Miller --
21. Supporting success : thinking outside the box via in-state sister libraries / April Ritchie --
22. Beyond the book sale : creative fundraising for your small public library / Portia Kapraun --
23. Fundraising : filling the gap without grants / Judith Wines --
24. Grantsmanship methods and strategies for rural and small-town librarians / Dwight McInvaill --
25. Programming turned fundraisers from a library board trustee member/librarian perspective / Linda Burkey Wade --
26. The after school café / Amy White --
27. Instructional design and the public librarian / Melissa Cornwell --
28. Library services for users in their 20s & 30s / Samantha C. Helmick --
29. Market research : a vital tool for the survival of public libraries / Brian A. Reynolds --
30. Simple strategies for improving the user experience with the library website / Teri Oaks Gallaway and James B. Hobbs --
31. A tree without roots cannot grow : creative outreach to African-American genealogical patrons / Nancy Richey --
32. We started a festival : the halloween costume collection / Amy White --
Index --
About the editor --
About the contributors. Small libraries - Administration. - United States Public libraries - Administration. Small libraries - Administration.
