instructional materials centers

Provides advice for elementary and secondary school librarians on various aspects of media center operation, discussing discipline, public relations, censorship, fund raising, security, budgets, and other topics.

Provides guidance for media personnel determining a philosophy of media center service.

Illustrations and photographs accompany ideas for enhancing the school media center, such as special themes and reading incentive activities.

A selection of articles by school librarians on the teaching of library skills.

Presents ideas for managing the school library media center with exercises for use in the classroom and in a workshop setting.

A guide to developing a public relations program to promote school libraries to students, faculty, school boards, administration, parents, and the community, with advice on getting publicity and media coverage, and offering promotional activites and ideas.

A guide to collection development for school library media specialists, focusing on books, offering advice on how to get started, select materials, find the best sources, weed and evaluate a collection, minimize censorship complaints, and share materials.