Library Partnerships : Making Connections Between School and Public Libraries.

Cover -- Title page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Relationships Take Work -- Establishing a Connection -- Sidebar: But That's Private! -- Sidebar: What Should We Talk About? -- Rejection -- Sidebar: Courting Time-Learning the Art of Wooing! -- Starting Over -- Chapter 2: Partnership Basics -- The Basics -- Sidebar: Show You Care -- Feeling Brave? -- Sidebar: So You Want an Author? -- Sidebar: Competitive Collaborative Program Ideas -- Chapter 3: Changing Seasons -- Promotion-AKA, Help! -- Where to Find Summer Reading Lists -- Gearing Up for Fall -- Going with the Flow -- Chapter 4: After-School Blues -- Not a Babysitter! -- Homework, Anyone? -- Acknowledging the Problem -- Chapter 5: From Basic to Bravo! -- Beyond Brave -- Local Partnerships -- Sidebar: Connecting Big Citywide -- Statewide Collaborations -- Sidebar: Reading to Learn -- National Collaborations -- Take a Deep Breath -- Sidebar: Joining Ranks -- Chapter 6: Using Technology to Partner -- Getting Started -- Communicating and Learning, Together -- Using Web 2.0 Tools to Collaborate -- Sidebar: Ideas for Collaborative Projects Using Web 2.0 Tools -- Sidebar: Into Cyberspace -- Chapter 7: Resource Sharing -- It's All About the Books -- Sidebar: Establishing Parameters -- Sidebar: Book Bin Collections -- Beyond the Printed Book -- On the Road Again -- Keeping It Real -- Chapter 8: Visits -- School Visits -- Public Library Visits -- Sidebar: Preparing for a Visit -- Reflecting -- Chapter 9: Garnering Support -- Getting Grants -- The Lay of the Land -- Encouraging and Rewarding Support -- Sidebar: Knowing the Benefits -- Chapter 10: Keeping It Going -- Moving Forward -- For Posterity -- Sidebar: Vertical Teamwork with Libraries Too -- When Someone Leaves -- Sidebar: New Beginnings -- What It Comes Down To -- Recommended Reading -- About the Author.

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