{"product_id":"9780838915165","title":"Managing the Successful School Library: Strategic Planning and Reflective Practice","description":"To ensure their libraries survive and thrive, school library managers need to be both responsive and proactive. Looking past the day-to-day operations of a school library, Farmer’s book serves as a reality check: school libraries must align with school mission statements and policies, while simultaneously negotiating for proper budgets and resources alongside other departments. It’s a daunting prospect, but Farmer demonstrates how it can be done with the proper attention and systematic planning.  Taking a deeper, more professional look at management that applies theories and principles to real-world situations, this book      introduces the concept of school library programs and provides an overview of school library program management;     examines professional and legislated standards for school libraries, and discusses the part a manager plays in meeting them;     links management with leadership, differentiating the two, and showing how the school librarian can carry out both roles;     helps readers assess their own skills, knowledge, and dispositions in order to set short-term and long-term goals;     explains how to manage resources and learning environments to meet the needs of teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders;     offers guidance for developing and working with budgets, obtaining additional funding, and using collaboration to support the school library program;     provides concrete advice on hiring, training, supervising, assessment, and recognizing library workers and other library team members; and     includes tools for communicating effectively and getting the message across.  More than just a compendium of management theories, this book provides much food for thought that will help readers gain important insights into their own roles as school library managers and leaders.","brand":"American Library Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124774453488,"sku":"9780838915165","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780838915165_p0.jpg?v=1769911492","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780838915165","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}