This book "provides school and public librarians with the resources and clear guidance they need to implement STEAM programs and collections at their libraries; places librarians in a key positionbased on knowledge and abilitywith STEAM initiatives in their school and community; connects STEAM programming to national standards; and explains how to secure funding and find partners to collaborate in STEAM. Readers will learn how to collaborate in STEAM...

"Youth librarians and early literacy educators will find this book a helpful tool for making storytimes more inclusive and better representative of their community and the world at large"--

The training program highlights libraries that provide outstanding services to teens and shows how to replicate their successes. Serving teens in libraries showcases the outstanding services offered by the Public Library of Charlotte (NC) and Mecklenburg County, Queens (NY) Library, and the Baltimore County (MD) Public Library. LVN crews spent several days in each location to learn as much as possible about how they're successfully reaching the toughest...

"Information professionals and educators can help patrons find their own stories in libraries--not only as readers, but also as writers. Stories, whether fiction, nonfiction, or verse, often have research behind them, and libraries and archives constitute powerful resources that authors can tap into for adding historical background, telling details, dramatic tension, and unexpected ideas. Grounded in useful collections and information resources, libraries...