Intended for professionals in various areas of librarianship, this title includes essays which provide tips for increasing circulation, enhancing collections, and improving flexibility. Organized by subject, the essays offer practical guidelines for dozens of tasks.

Table of Contents Foreword Joy M. Greiner      Preface      PART 1: THE FLEXIBLE LIBRARIAN The Amplified Library: Grabbing Users by the Ears Erika Bennett and Jaina Lewis      An Embarrassment of Riches at an Academic Library: Let Patience, Alertness, a Positive Attitude, and a Little Luck Work for Anne Marie Candido      Collaborating on Library Publications Gwen Gregory and Mary Beth Chambers      Customers in the Driver’s Seat Ruth A. Barefoot      Librarian as Author: Yet Another Thing They Didn’t Teach Us in Library School! Kathy Barco      When Is a Librarian Not a Librarian? When She Is a Student, Professor, Fellow, Mentor Cathy Carpenter      PART 2: DISPLAYS Think Outside the Cases: Strategies for Developing Online Exhibits Merinda Kaye Hensley      The Traveling Museum Exhibition: A Resource for Learning Margaret Lincoln      When the Olympics Came to Town: The Rewards and Challenges of Creating a Large-Scale Exhibition Connie Lamb and Russ Taylor      PART 3: PRESERVING LOCAL CULTURE Libraries and Literary Clubs: The Perfect Match Lisa A. Forrest      The Life Stories Project: Collecting Oral and Written Histories Diana Brawley Sussman      Local Hero Stephen Fesenmaier      Teaching and Outreach Using Archives and Special Collections Sharon Carlson      PART 4: THE INTERNET How to Start Your Own Blog Nicole C. Engard      Me Publish? I Don’t Have a Clue: How to Get Published Online Melissa Aho, Erika Bennett and Susan Wakefield      Outreach and Information: Blogs in the Academic Library Diane L. Schrecker      Setting up a Quickie Wiki Nicole C. Engard      Webmaster 101: Building a Personal Web Site Jennifer Johnston      PART 5: VISION IMPAIRED Seeing Through Others’ Eyes Grant Project Bob Blanchard      Technology for Visually Impaired Patrons Bob Blanchard      PART 6: HOSTING LIBRARY EVENTS The Art of the Picture Book Conference: Partnership Beyond Library Walls Diane L. Schrecker      Breathing Life into Your Library: Hosting the Perfect Author Event Jennifer Johnston      Weekly Coffeehouse Lee Johnson      World Building: A Comic Collaboration for Academics and Sixth Graders Diane Colson and Travis Fristoe      PART 7: THE CURRICULUM CONNECTing for Collaboration: How Six College Libraries Worked Together to Identify Common Information Literacy Outcomes Pamela Hayes-Bohanan and Marcia B. Dinneen      Librarians and Educators in Partnerships: Instigating the Teachable Moment for Information Literacy in Core Education Courses Anita Rao Mysore and Elizabeth Chadbourn McKee      Teaching and Librarianship: A Winning Combination Darby Orcutt      What Is a Curriculum Developer Doing in Special Collections? Anita Rao Mysore      PART 8: GRANTS Grant Writing Loriene Roy and Sara Albert      Grant Writing and How One Grant Turns into Victoria Lynn Packard      PART 9: PRESENTATIONS Ace the Presentation, Win the Robert P. Holley      Presentations: Tools and Tips Ann Marlow Riedling      PART 10: WORKING WITH YOUTH Booktalking: Wicked Cool Advertising for Your Library Jill S. Carpenter and Christen A. Caton      Attracting High School Students Alexandra Tyle      Innovative Programs for Teens Ivy Miller      Looking through the Eyes of a Child Pam Nutt      Multimedia Story Time Robin Bartoletti            Read, Write and Rap: Connecting Teens and Tweens to Poetry through Hip-Hop Lyrics Tamela N. Chambers      Splish-Splash Story Time Sian Brannon      PART 11: PUBLIC RELATIONS “El Día del los Niños/El Día de los Libros” Goes to College Mardi Mahaffy, Susan Metcalf and Irene Shown      The Librarian as Marketing Director for a Small Press Publisher Paula M. Storm      Why Publishing Is Good Both for You and the Profession Judith A. Siess      PART 12: LIBRARY INSTRUCTION Beyond the Blue Carpet: Simulating Reference Desk Activities in an Academic Library John H. Heinrichs and Nancy Czech      College Information Literacy Assignments: How to Move Your Lessons Out of the Sandra E. Riggs      PART 13: REVIEWING Professional Service and Rewards of Book Reviewing Kathy Piehl      Tips for Reviewing Educational Media Lori Widzinski      PART 14: GOING DIGITAL Accessibility Beyond Our Walls: Using Web 2.0 and Podcasting to Teach Off Campus Stephanie A. Thomas      Librarians as Indexers: Taking the Arkansas Publications Index from State Periodical Index in Card Files to Online Database Elizabeth Chadbourn McKee and Mary A. Walker      Reading Programs with 21st Century Know-How McKinley Sielaff      The Story of an Athenaeum Spider Carolyn Davis      Using Technology to Reach Teens Alexandra Tyle      PART 15: WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY Community Partnerships Elizabeth M. Timmins       Finding Funding in Your Own Backyard Pam Nutt      Modern Mobilization: Creating a New Library Community Melissa Aho and Erika Bennett      School and Public Librarians Unite! A Case Study Showcasing Collaborative Programming between Parkrose High School and Multnomah County Library Stephanie A. Thomas, Ruth B. Allen, Sarah Nelsen and Sara Ryan      PART 16: THE WRITING WORLD Authors R Rick Walter, Eileen O’Connell and Kathy Barco      Being Your Own Publisher Judith A. Siess      Crafting a Cover Letter Kathryn Yelinek      Newspaper Column: A Conversation Among Book Lovers Gabriel Morley      The Poetry Sweepstakes: Beating the Odds of Getting Published Lisa A. Forrest      Publishing an Article in a Scholarly Journal Perry Bratcher      Showcase Your Writing with a Professional Portfolio Gabriel Morley      PART 17: MANAGEMENT Basic Staffing Study Sian Brannon      Building the Dream Teen Space Jill S. Carpenter      Connecting with Customers Ruth A. Barefoot      I Play Two Roles at My Library Elizabeth M. Timmins      Teens as Library Employees Thayla Wright      Time Management Skills in Writing Loriene Roy and Sara Albert      PART 18: DISTANCE EDUCATION New Distance Education Librarian: Tips and Tools from the Trenches Melissa Aho and Sommer Berg-Nebel      World Geography and WebCT Victoria Lynn Packard      PART 19: LIBRARIANS HELPING ABROAD The Mobile Librarian Carolyn Davis      A School Library Media Specialist in Australia Melissa Allen      Teaching Prospective Librarians as a Fulbright Scholar Ann Marlow Riedling      PART 20: CONTINUING TO LEARN The Digital Doctorate in Library/Information Science Margaret Lincoln      Learning to Review, Reviewing to Learn Darby Orcutt      National Board Certification as a Professional Development Opportunity Melissa Allen      Sandynista Stephen Fesenmaier      Still Eager to Learn: Outreach for Seniors Rhonda Harris Taylor and Nancy Larson Bluemel      Training Cyberlibrarians: The New Skill Requirements John H. Heinrichs and Nancy Czech      About the Contributors      Index