Professional Development Books for Library Staff

Updated June 10, 2025
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The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security
Graham, Warren Davis.
Paper Book
Sharing expertise gleaned from more than two decades as a library security manager, Graham demonstrates that libraries can maintain their best traditions of openness and public access by creating an unobtrusive yet effective security plan. In straightforward language, the author ...
Libraries without borders : new directions in library history
Knowlton, Steven A.
Paper Book
What does it mean for a library to be without borders? This remarkable collection of essays, drawn from the Library History Seminar sponsored by the Library History Round Table (LHRT), explores the roles that libraries have played in the communities they serve, well beyond the stacks and circulation...
The library : an illustrated history
Murray, Stuart
Paper Book
Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished--and the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. The Library invites you to enter the...
Making the library accessible for all : a practical guide for librarians
Vincent, Jane
Paper Book
"Libraries hoping to make their services and programs fully accessible will want to check out this useful and thoughtful guide. Highly recommended." -Library Journal Libraries have an ethical, and usually a legal, obligation to make their services accessible to...
Serving patrons with disabilities : perspectives and insights from people with disabilities
Laskin, Kodi
Ebook

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