Collection Development

Overview

Collection Development Training

Developed by the Arizona State Library, this excellent site provides practical training in how to perform collection development in public libraries. It covers such topics as selection, acquisitions, weeding, intellectual freedom, donations, and sample policies.
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/collman.aspx

Demystifying Young Adult Collection Development

Lots of helpful advice by YA expert Michael Cart.
www.islma.org/pdf/cartd.PDF

Weeding

Sunlink Weed of the Month Archive

This site introduced a new weeding subject area each month from September 1997 to December 2005. Although not currently active, the site still provides some good information.
www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed

Weeding

From the Arizona State Library, a step-by-step guideline.
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/weeding.aspx

Weed of the Month

This commercial site continues the monthly weeding suggestions offered by the discontinued Sunlink Weed of the Month program.
http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/topic/weed

Children's and YA Literature Sites and Booklists

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

Annotated list prepared by the staff of the New York Public Library.
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61

ALA Children's Notable Lists

Links to notable children's books, recordings and videos.
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/childrensnotable/index.cfm

BookHive

Many booklists and reviews of new titles from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
www.bookhive.org

Books for Boys

Michael Sullivan's list of picture books and chapter books that will appeal to boys.
www.geocities.com/talestoldtall/BooksforBoys.html

Boston Public Library’s Booklist Index

Booklists arranged by theme and age group including such categories as Books for Toddlers, Dragons, "If you like Harry Potter, try..."
www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm

Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children

Annotated lists of contemporary books organized by year for different ages of children.
www.capitolchoices.org

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Website

Lots of booklists and teaching ideas.
www.carolhurst.com

Children's and YA Books in Series

From the Mid-Continent, MO Public Library, this database contains over 23.000 series titles.
www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv

Children's Book Council

Author and Publishing links as well as links to booklists. See especially lists for notable social studies trade books and outstanding science trade books.
www.cbcbooks.org

Children's Booklists

Many thematic lists, including several multicultural booklists, compiled by the Cary Memorial Library.
www.carylibrary.org/children/booklists.html

Children's Booklists on the Web

Monroe County (IN) Public Library's extensive list of theme-related bibliographies. www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists.html

Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

An academic website for designing literature-based thematic units.
www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks

Children’s Picture Books

Thematic lists of picture books with suggestions for library activities.
www.albany.edu/~dj2930/cpindex.html

Cooperative Children's Book Center

Links to many bibliographies such as annual best of the year lists and mulitcultural booklists.
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc

Cynthia Leitich Smith Children's Literature Resources

Bibliographies, author links, and teacher resources.
www.cynthialeitichsmith.com

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature

Online books, author and illustrator links, and booklists.
http://fairrosa.wordpress.com/

Fifty Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know

Compiled by editors of the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin.
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=42

Graphic Novels

Links to comic book topics such as collection development issues and recommended titles.
http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/graphicnovels/

Guys Read

Jon Scieszka's Favorite Books for Guys.
www.guysread.com

KidsReads.com

Geared to kids, a site with lots of reviews and spotlights on new books.
www.kidsreads.com/index.asp

No Flying No Tights

Developed by librarian Robin Brenner, this site reviews graphic novels for children, teens, and adults.
www.noflyingnotights.com

P.D.L Teen Booklists

Extensive annotated booklists in categories such as Books Made into Movies and Books about the Disabled/Mentally Disordered, compiled by the Plymouth District Library.
http://plymouthlibrary.org/yabibs.htm

Reading Rants

Reviews of current titles as well as various booklists for teens.
www.readingrants.org

 

 

Online Review Sources

Booklist

Includes selected reviews of this ALA publication.
www.ala.org/booklist

Children's Bookwatch

Reviews of current titles from Midwest Book Review.
www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw

Commonsense Media

Geared toward helping families choose books, music and movies.
www.commonsensemedia.org

Horn Book

Sample reviews from the current print issue as well as other features.
www.hbook.com

Kirkus Reviews

A few reviews from the current print issue.
www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jsp

School Library Journal

Most of the content requires a subscription to access.
www.schoollibraryjournal.com

Video Librarian

Geared to librarians, this online journal provides some reviews of newly-released videos.
www.videolibrarian.com

VOYA

Limited access to articles and features of this young adult review journal .
www.voya.com

Young Adult Books Central

Information and review site for YA books.www.yabookscentral.com

 

Sample Collection Development Policies

Acqweb's Directory of Collection Development Policies on the Web

A list of links to the collection development policies of public, school and other types of libraries.
http://www.acqweb.org/cd_policy.html

Programming

Booktalks

Nancy Keane’s Booktalks—Quick and Simple

Find 1,000 booktalks for books with interest levels ranging from kindergarten to adult. Lots of ideas and suggestions for successful bbooktalking.
www.nancykeane.com/booktalks

Teens.LibraryPoint

Booktalks for recent middle school titles with links to book reviews and other book lists.
http://teens.librarypoint.org/

Crafts

DLTK's Crafts for Kids

Variety of craft projects and printable templates for children.
www.dltk-kids.com

Enchanted Learning.com

Craft projects for preschool and elementary school children using household materials.
www.enchantedlearning.com

Family Fun: Crafts

Selected arts and crafts ideas from Family Fun magazine.
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts

Gayle's Preschool Rainbow

Theme-based activity ideas.
www.preschoolrainbow.org

Idea Box

Crafts, games, music, and recipes.
www.theideabox.com

Kaboose

Craft recipes, seasonal and holiday crafts, and projects for scouts, teens, and classrooms.
http://kidsdomain.com/craft

Music

Kididdles

A searchable database of almost 2,000 song lyrics.
www.kididdles.com

Mama Lisa's World

Find children's songs and rhymes from countries around the world.
www.mamalisa.com/world

Sing Along Midis and Lyrics

From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, this site offers song lyrics, which can be played online.
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm

Mystery Programs

Tailor Made Mysteries: Teen Parties

Various mystery kits for sale.
www.tailormademysteries.com/tmm/teenp.htm

Storytimes

Activity Idea Place

Over 3400 activity ideas for young children, thematically organized.
www.123child.com/

Alphabet Soup

Contains thematic units, holiday units, games and activities for kids; teacher and parent resources; and crafts
www.alphabet-soup.net/

Babies' Lap Time

Resources for librarians creating programs for six-24 month-olds.
www.itg.uiuc.edu/people/mcdowell/laptime

BayNews--Storytime Ideas

Developed by a California librarian, this site offers about 35 storytime themes.
www.bayviews.org/storytime.html

Fingerplays for Young Children

Includes articles about the benefits of fingerplays as well as 20 fingerplays.
www.songsforteaching.com/fingerplays.htm

Fingerplays Plus

A collection of fingerplays with a variety of concepts and movements. Also includes some suggestions for related activities.
www.nncc.org/Literacy/fingplus.html

Flannel Board Stories & Instructions, Songs, and Rhymes for Children

Tips for making flannel board pieces and suggestions for flannel board stories.
www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/mypages/flannelstories.html

Folkmanis Puppets

A vendor offering a wide selection of quality puppets.
www.folkmanis.com

Games Kids Play

Find instructions and rules to kids' games as well as words to various traditional rhymes.
www.gameskidsplay.net

It's Storytime!

This storytime theme page offers several pre-school story programs. Programs include suggestions for books, finger plays, flannelboards, poetry, and more.
www.geocities.com/mystorytime

The Mother Goose Pages: Nursery Rhymes

Rhymes grouped by theme along with links to other resources.
www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html

The Perpetual Preschool

Craft and activity ideas for holidays and seasonal themes.
www.perpetualpreschool.com

Picture Books Listed By Theme

Part of Gayle's Preschool Rainbow, this page lists themes with links to recommended books with advice about choosing a good picture book.
www.preschoolrainbow.org/book-themes.htm

Preschool Library

Part of a website called StoryPlace, this page offers many ideas for storytime themes. Each theme includes a booklist as well as a craft idea.
www.storyplace.org/preschool/preschool.asp

Puppet World

Puppets by Fred Reidy. Library fundraisers available.
http://puppetworld.net

Tell Me a Story: Bilingual Programs for Children and Families

Programs for toddlers, preschoolers, and families in Spanish and English.
www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/bilingual

Young Adult Programming

EZ Library Programs

Some ideas from the Mid Hudson Library System.
http://support.midhudson.org/ezprogram/ezprogram.htm

See YA Around

Developed by a Young Adult librarian, this site offers program ideas, bibliographies, handouts for teens, and suggestions about YA spaces.
www.geocities.com/cplrmh

Teen Programs

Mid-Hudson Public Library's list of links to various teen program sites, including topics such as library sleepovers, scavenger hunts and teen advisory boards.
http://midhudson.org/program/ideas/teen_programs.htm

New Hampshire State Library Resources

Professional Collection

The NHSL houses a library and information services collection that contains many materials of interest to librarians serving children and young adults. Some of these titles deal primarily with theory, while others offer practical ideas and programs. Check the NH State Library Catalog to find a title on a topic of interest to you. All of these resources are available through interlibrary loan.
www.catalognhsl.nh.gov/#focus

Family Resource Connection

This special service of the NHSL provides information about child development, education, child care, disabilities and health issues related to young children. The Family Resource Connection offers a lending library of books, videos, journal articles and other child-related materials. All materials are available through interlibrary loan.
www.nh.gov/nhsl/frc

NHSL Best of the Internet for Children

Websites for children and teens that cover Homework Help, Reading, Science and Math and other subjects.
http://pierce.state.nh.us/internet/children.asp

New Hampshire Programs

The Flume: NH Teen Readers' Choice

The list of 13 titles nominated by New Hampshire students in grades 9-12.
http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/Flume.htm

Great Stone Face Book Award

Information about the award, order forms for rubber stamps, and bookmark templates.
http://www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis/Great_Stone_Face/Great_Stone_Face.htm

Great Stone Face Book Award

The annotated list of nominated books geared to students in grades 4-6.
www.dover.lib.nh.us/Childrens'Room/childrenpages/GSF.htm

Isinglass Award

Booklist selected by New Hampshire students in grades 7 & 8.
www.metrocast.net/~blibrary/teenindex.htm

Ladybug Picture Book Award

Sponsored by the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library, this award is for a picture book chosen by children in preschool through grade 3.
www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html

Continuing Education

Conferences and Events

See the Library Education & Training Calendar

Library Education in New Hampshire

A list of educational opportunities available through the New Hampshire State Library as well as other agencies.
www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/education.html

Internet Issues

Children's Internet Protection Act

An information page by NHSL that includes the text of the act in PDF format, updates on legislative challenges and the NHLA position.
www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/childrens_internet.html

Great Websites for Kids

Links to good websites for kids along with a guide to selecting a good website .
www.ala.org/greatsites

SafeTeens

Internet issues related to teens including safety, blogging tips, and acronyms parents should know.
www.safeteens.com/

Grants

Specific Grants

Books for Children

Sponsored by the Libri Foundation, this grant offers new hardcover children's books to small, rural libraries.
www.librifoundation.org

Children's Literacy Foundation

This grant targets libraries in towns of fewer than 5,000 people located in New Hampshire and Vermont.
www.clifonline.org

Ezra Jack Keats Minigrants

Minigrants of $500 to school and public libraries for programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children. Deadline for submission of applications is September 15 of each year.
www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html

Lois Lenski Covey Foundation

This foundation awards grants for the purchase of children's books to public libraries, school libraries, and non-profit agencies serving disadvantaged populations.
www.loislenskicovey.org

General Sources for Grants

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

A collection of over 1,200 funds created by donors for individualized charitable purposes.
www.nhcf.org

Foundation Center

A general resource for learning about grant opportunities and grant-writing.
http://fdncenter.org

School Grants

Helps educators locate and apply for grants.
http://schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm

Grant Writing

Advice and Information on Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing

Practical tips on planning and researching grant ideas.
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/grants/first.html

Library Spot—Grants

Links to many grant topics, including grant writing resources.
www.libraryspot.com/libshelf/grants.htm

Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations for Youth Librarians - Many organizations offer librarians the opportunity to keep in touch with others in the profession. Check the web sites of the following organizations to find out about important events and get information about many library-related topics.

The American Library Association

www.ala.org/ala

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

www.ala.org/aasl

Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC)

www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm

Young Adult Library Services to Associations (YALSA)

www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.htm

New England Library Association (NELA)

www.nelib.org

New Hampshire Library Association

http://www.nhlibrarians.org

Children's Librarians of New Hampshire (CHILIS)

www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis/

Young Adult Librarians (YALS)

http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/index.htm

New Hampshire Educational Media Association (NHEMA)

www.nhema.net

Electronic Discussion Lists

CHILIS-L

Listserv for children's librarians in New Hampshire
http://maillist2.nh.gov/mailman/listinfo/chilis-l

NHAIS-L

A general list for New Hampshire librarians
http://maillist2.nh.gov/mailman/listinfo/nhais-l

PUBYAC

A great source for program ideas, reference stumpers, and solutions to library problems.
www.pubyac.org/

Sample Library Policies

Sample Library Policies for the Small Public Library

A list of policies including patron responsibilities and conduct, Internet use, materials selection/collection development.
http://www.owlsweb.info/L4L/policies/sample.asp

Unattended Children Policy

From the Morton Grove (IL) Public Library.
www.webrary.org/inside/polunattend.html

Massachusetts Regional Library Systems Policy Collection

A compilation of sample policies in Massachusetts public libraries, including policies governing Internet use and Unattended children.
www.cmrls.org/policies

Library Web Pages

Youth Pages

Allen County Public Library: Children's Services

www.acpl.lib.in.us/children

Canton Public Library Youth Page

www.cantonpl.org/kids/index.html

Keene Public Library Youth Department

www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/youth/youthindex.htm

Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library

used to be the Internet Public Library Youth Division
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace

Multnomah County Library Kids Page

www.multcolib.org/kids

Young Adult

Allen County Public Library Teen Page

http://acplteens.wordpress.com/

Ms.Keane's Virtual Library: Rundlett Middle School

www.concord.k12.nh.us/rms

The Teen Place: Canton Public Library

www.cantonpl.org/ya/index.html%20

TeenSpace@ The Internet Public Library

used to be the Internet Public Library Teen Division
www.ipl.org/div/teen`

Literacy

The Clearinghouse on Reading's Literacy Education Resources: Early Childhood to High School

Links to available online resources regarding literacy education from early childhood to high school level.
http://reading.indiana.edu/www/index.html

Family Reading Partnership

Resources for adults to help children to connect with books.
www.familyreading.org/m-ideas.htm

Hennepin County Library--Birth to Six--Early Literacy

Tips for teaching the six early literacy skills as well as booklists, fingerplays, and reading tips in 16 languages.
www.hclib.org/BirthTo6/EarlyLit.cfm

National Center for Family Literacy

A non-profit organization providing literacy information and support for family literacy services.
www.famlit.org

PLA & ALSC’s Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library

A research-based early literacy project targeting parents of young children.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ecrr/index.cfm

Reading Rockets

Information about reading issues with a link to a calendar of literacy events nationwide.
www.readingrockets.org

Child Development

BrainNet

Information about early brain development research geared to parents and caregivers.
www.brainnet.org

Parents' Action for Children

A foundation dedicated to raising awareness about early childhood development and school readiness (formerly the I am Your Child Foundation).
www.iamyourchild.org

Zero to Three

Links to information on a variety of early childhood issues from adoption to brain development to television.
www.zerotothree.org

Home Schooling

A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling

Curriculum information, timely topics, support networks, and more.
www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling

Home Education Magazine

Online articles and links to other resources.
www.home-ed-magazine.com

Homeschool World

Home of Practical Homeschooling Magazine with links to topical information.
www.home-school.com

Homework Spot Homeschooling

Links to national homeschooling organizations, online classes, homework help and more.
www.homeworkspot.com/parent/homeschooling.htm

Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

A wide variety of resources.
www.midnightbeach.com/hs

New Hampshire Homeschooling Resources

Links to resources such as field trips, meetings, magazines and other online sources for NH homeschoolers.
http://nhhr.dimentech.com

NH School Media

American Association of School Librarians

ALA’s division for school librarians with links to school media topics.
www.ala.org/aasl

Big Six

A popular approach to teaching information and technology skills.
www.big6.com

Media Specialist Certification Courses

Courses offered by Plymouth State University toward library media certification.
www.plymouth.edu/graded/educator/library.html

NH Educational Media Association

Website geared to NH library media specialists and paraprofessionals with link to listserv.
www.nhema.net

NH Library Media Certification

Relevant information from the NH Department of Education on the alternative methods of certification as well as the specific competencies required of media specialists.
www.ed.state.nh.us/education/beEd.htm
www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ed500.html Look for 507.21 Library Media Specialist