The future of the school library is not just around the corner.  It is here, with a number of new strategies, ideas, and technologies just waiting to be put to work for the education community.  Now, from an award-winning library media specialist comes the definitive how-to guide for making it happen.

How do you accomplish a technology transformation at a time with limited budgets? What’s the proper place for Web-placed social networking in the school library? What are the “best practices” for working together with students, parents, and educators? The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program is an invaluable resource for answers to these and many more questions, as it brings together in one volume the advice and insights you need to bring your library into the new century.

Compact yet remarkably comprehensive, The 21st Century Elementary Library Program covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction. Award-winning library media specialist Carl Harvey provides tips and techniques, forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting, to collaborating with teachers and other libraries, to Web 2.0 and other new computer tools, to building collections and devising special programs. Whether you are just getting started, or a library veteran looking for program renewal, this book belongs on your shelf.

• Offers 16 full page figures
• Provides reproducible forms and templates
• Includes bibliographic listings for cited works
• Presents a running Wiki at the author’s website

• Offers comprehensive coverage for addressing all aspects of managing a school library—budgeting, staff, working with other educators, technology issues, and more
• Features the expert insights of award-winning library media specialist, Carl Harvey II
• Contains all the information you need to upgrade library holdings, capabilities, and services
• Focuses on the integration of technology and meeting AALS standards