The Quick-Start Library Guide: A Handbook for Paraprofessionals and New School Librarians - Softcover

Mayfield, Kelly; Milstead, Amy O.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798216184690

Publisher: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2025

Synopsis

Helps paraprofessionals and new school librarians begin their first school year with confidence.

New librarians and paraprofessionals often come to school library positions with little or no experience in library work, and there's a gap in instructional information available for those who want to quickly increase their skill level. This book helps professionals and paraprofessionals learn what they need to know to get started, as well as pointing them to additional resources in areas where they might want more advanced information.

This practical guide teaches librarians and paraprofessionals to develop systems and create plans for programs and partnerships with teachers and other professionals to set them up for success during their first year in the library. A timeline helps map out the rhythm of a school year. The Quick-Start Library Guide introduces paraprofessionals to library science topics such as cataloging, collection development, and weeding. It covers topics specific to the school library such as reading levels, book fairs, and author visits. Each section includes suggested resources for more in-depth learning. Librarians and paraprofessionals will be able to use this valuable, straightforward guide to hit the ground running in their new role.

About this title

About the Authors

Kelly Mayfield is the librarian at a private high school in Columbus, OH, USA. She has also worked at a private K-8 school and in the technical services department at Columbus Metropolitan Library. She received her MLIS from the University of Kentucky and also holds a master of arts in theology. She contributed a chapter to The Fight Against Book Bans: Perspectives from the Field (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2023).

Amy O. Milstead works as a librarian at a public high school in Rockwall, Texas, USA. She holds a master's of library science and instructional technology from East Texas A&M. Milstead has had the unique experience of being a librarian at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. She has opened three brand new school libraries. She was proud to be on the Mesquite ISD team that won the American Library Association School Library of the Year in 2020. She is co-author of Advocating Digital Citizenship: Resources for the Library and Classroom (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2022).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798216184690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208