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Category : Patriotism
Languages : en
Pages : 1476
Book Description
Speaker's Library of Business Stories, Anecdotes, and Humor
Author: Joe GriffithPublisher: Prentice Hall Direct
ISBN: 9780138269753
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This remarkable resource provides powerful help to anyone who has to say a few words or give a full-length speech or presentation--business executives, lecturers, toastmasters, teachers, the clergy, community leaders, club officials, and many others! You'll be able to use these choice words to captivate an audience...add impact, humor, style to your letters, memos, and reports...easily prepare a speech for a retirement dinner...and express yourself more effectively in any speaking situation.
Complete Speaker's and Toastmaster's Library
Author: Jacob Morton BraudePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public speaking
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Beyond Banned Books
Author: Kristin PekollPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838918891
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This resource from Pekoll, Assistant Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), uses specific case studies to offer practical guidance on safeguarding intellectual freedom related to library displays, programming, and other librarian-created content.
The Library Book
Author: Susan OrleanPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1476740194
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post). On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
Adult Programs in the Library, Second Edition
Author: Brett W. LearPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838911404
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Programming is an important means of not only drawing new people to the library but also better serving existing patrons. Lear’s invaluable guide to adult programs is back—and better than ever, with refreshed, expanded content and new ideas to reinvigorate programs and give them a 21st-century spin. This edition includes Updated chapters on basics such as funding, crafting guidelines, topic selection, publicity, post-program evaluations, and more A new section on technology, with ideas for online book discussions, offering programs via Skype, and turning programs into podcasts Methods for tailoring programs for specific groups, such as men, baby boomers, and seniors A collection of "five-star" programs from libraries around the country that can be easily adapted Walking the reader through every aspect of adult programming, this new edition of a tried-and-true book is truly a librarian’s best friend.
National Republican
Author: National Republic
Author: Special Libraries
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Most vols. include Proceedings of the Special Libraries Association.
Wisconsin Library Bulletin
Author: Library Buildings in a Changing Environment
Author: Marie-Françoise BisbrouckPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110964465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.