The Essays . . .

    from Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence

These twenty-one chapters, written by our esteemed and knowledgeable librarians and library professionals, are timely and pertinent articles that will assist you in understanding the future of your libraries, obtaining funding and making better choices for your library!

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The Librarian as Gardener
-- Liz Gray

Where We Fit In: The Library in the Life of the School
-- Carolyn Hilles

Who Are We? The Independent School Library: A Statistical Profile
-- Susan Williamson

We Are Not Alone
-- Courtney Lewis and Laura Pearle

Who Are We? Staffing in School Libraries
-- Aquita Winslow-Tyler

The Many Faces of Advocacy for School Libraries
-- Dorcas Hand

Advocacy Through Assessment: 
Library Professional Practice and the School Mission
-- Ann Weber

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet:
Technology in Independent School Libraries
-- Patt Moser

Sea Changes in Technology Services and Learning
-- Debbie Abilock and Elisabeth Abarbanel

Information Commons and Independent School Libraries:
Opportunities for Excellence
-- Alison A. Ernst

To Collaborate Or Not To Collaborate . . .  It’s Not A Question!
-- Barbara Weathers

Are They Ready for the Next Step?  Bridging High School to College
-- Martha Daly

What Else Can We Do?  Library Programs Beyond Curriculum Foster a Culture of Learning
-- Mary G. Milligan

Looking Back to the Future:  Traditions Reflected
-- Hannah Pickworth

Choices, Choices: Selection Issues in Independent School Libraries
-- Carla Bosco

Freedom to Think and Learn:
Minors’ Rights in Independent School Libraries
-- Dorcas Hand

What Does It Cost? Budget & Funding
-- Sarah Knetzer Davis

Role of the Library in Admissions and Institutional Advancement
-- Catherine Greene

If You Build It: School Library Facilities
-- Walter DeMelle

Navel Gazing, or How to Survive the Accreditation Process
-- Laura Pearle

Don’t Lose It All: Disaster Planning
-- Cynthia Grady