Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals, 9th ed

Greenwell (educational services, Univ. of Kentucky Libraries; coauthor, Management Basics for Information Professionals) and Evans (librarian, Loyola Marymount Univ.) offer an update to their foundational textbook. This latest edition is both accessible and definitive, combining practical information and tested approaches across an expansive range of topics. The authors address core subjects, including reference, instructional and access services, collections, and programs. Readers will also find comprehensive coverage of staffing and safety as well as ethical, legal, and fiscal issues. Each chapter includes practical career advice and sidebars addressing social work and librarianship. While some of the information has been drawn from previous editions, the text has been revised to consider changing conditions—first and foremost the pandemic, but also developments in mental health services and shifts in how library services are understood. Librarians who have been stretched thin will take heart from Greenwell and Evans’s affirming approach, which recognizes the challenges inherent in this changing landscape and centers its narrative on the powerful ways that libraries can make a difference.