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Designing Adult Services: Strategies for Better Serving Your Community

Designing Adult Services: Strategies for Better Serving Your Community

by Ann Roberts (Author)

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    Paperback 2017

    $51.89
Synopsis

Focusing on adult patrons ages 19 through senior citizens, this book explains how libraries can best serve this busy portion of their community's population at different life stages and foster experiences that are worth the trip -whether actual or virtual.


* Helps librarians make their libraries the go-to places in the community for both information and recreation

* Enables librarians to accurately analyze the demographics of their communities and identify the services needed

* Offers simple suggestions to help librarians with limited resources provide age-appropriate services

* Describes information and resources most likely needed during each life stage, making it easier to target the audience for both programming and publicity

$51.89

Quantity

10 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 194
 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 28 Jul 2017
ISBN 10: 1440852545
ISBN 13: 9781440852541

Media Reviews
Roberts's holistic approach to addressing the physical, social, and intellectual needs of patrons as they navigate adulthood outshines similar titles. . . . VERDICT A stellar resource for public librarians. - Library Journal
Best suited for public library administrators and staff seeking new vision, Designing Adult Services will give ample opportunity to view these services from a different perspective and move forward with tangible ideas. Recommended. - ARBA
Ann Roberts in Designing Adult Services: Strategies for Better Serving Your Community starts with the need for community assessment and evaluation of services. She walks through possible services for different community demographics, including the emerging adult population ages 18-24 in one chapter and ages 25-30 in the next, recognizing the granularity of services that should be considered to be responsive to every demographic need. Chapters on older adults address these patrons and their caregivers. Stressing inclusivity, Roberts offers tips for serving new immigrants, disabled patrons, and the incarcerated. She also includes forms, specific collection development suggestions, and a competencies checklist. - American Libraries
Author Bio

Ann Roberts is a reference librarian at the United State Patent and Trademark Office, Public Search Facility. She has worked in public, academic, and government libraries, as well as with historical collections.