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Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs for Emerging Adults
Audrey Barbakoff · ALA Editions
Pages: 136
Format: Print book |
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There are a wealth of resources out there geared towards serving the needs of toddlers, school age children, young adults, and senior citizens. But something's missing. Library users in their 20s and 30s constitute one of the most underserved populations for public libraries, and there's... |
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The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech
Kimberley Strassel · Twelve
Pages: 396
Format: Print book |
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From Kim Strassel-one of the preeminent political columnists writing today and member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board-comes an insightful, alarming look at how the Left, once the champion of civil liberties, is today orchestrating a coordinated campaign to bully Americans out of free... |
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Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know®
P.W. Singer · Oxford University Press
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover |
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A generation ago, "cyberspace" was just a term from science fiction, used to describe the nascent network of computers linking a few university labs. Today, our entire modern way of life, from communication to commerce to conflict, fundamentally depends on the Internet. And the cybersecurity... |
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Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State
Karen J Greenberg · Crown Publishers
Pages: 310
Format: Print book |
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The definitive account of how America's War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security.The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the attorney general with preventing another terrorist attack... |
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Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art
Virginia Heffernan · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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Just as Susan Sontag did for photography and Marshall McLuhan did for television, Virginia Heffernan (called one of the "best living writers of English prose") reveals the logic and aesthetics behind the Internet.Since its inception, the Internet has morphed from merely an extension... |
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The Handbook for Storytime Programs
Judy Freeman · ALA Editions
Pages: 597
Format: Print book |
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Librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers can energize storytimes and curricula with this informative and entertaining resource filled with engaging and creative ways to integrate storytelling and story-related materials into programs for children, ages birth-12. Readers will find a treasure... |
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The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons
Carol Smallwood · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback |
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Library Roles in Achieving Financial Literacy among its Patrons is a collection of articles from 25 librarians in different parts of the U.S. and Canada, each contributing 3,000-4,000 words: concise chapters with sidebars, bullets, and headers; there is an introduction. Contributors were... |
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Career Transitions for Librarians: Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library
Davis Erin Anderson · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 230
Format: Print book |
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Career Transitions for Librarians: How to Get a Job in Another Type of Library explores the multifaceted roles of the librarian profession from personal narratives of professional librarians who have successfully worked and transitioned from one type of library to another. What kinds of skill... |
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Hacked: The Inside Story of America's Struggle to Secure Cyberspace
Charlie Mitchell · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 260
Format: Print book |
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The spectacular cyber attack on Sony Pictures and costly hacks to Sony, Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and databases containing sensitive data on millions of U.S. federal workers have shocked the nation. Despite a new urgency for the president, Congress, law enforcement, and corporate... |
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