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Locke, Jill L. – School Library Journal, 1988
The Beginning with Books project distributed 1,000 free packets of children's books to disadvantaged families, and questionnaires showed favorable effects on literacy activities and family reading patterns. The program is now affiliated with the Pittsburgh public library, and a new literacy program is aimed at children in families of adults who…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth, Illiteracy, Literacy Education
Phelan, Jody – 1986
Developed for the Texas Reading Club, a program sponsored cooperatively by local libraries and the Texas State Library and designed to encourage children and their parents to read and use the library, this planning handbook is intended to help librarians and volunteers organize and manage a local reading club. The Texas Reading Club program is…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Childrens Literature, Guidelines, Library Planning
Download full textWalter, Gaye R.; And Others – 1994
This guide to the 1994 summer reading program in Montana provides information and techniques for developing and implementing a summer reading program at public libraries. The first section concentrates on planning and promoting programs, specifying elements of planning, promotion, and program evaluation. "Decorating the Library" contains…
Descriptors: Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Library Planning
Fiore, Carole D. – 1998
This book provides a theoretical basis for summer library reading programs, and provides hands-on knowledge about what really works in summer library programs, culled from the experience of librarians across the country. The book contains an introduction--"What Are Summer Library Reading Programs"--and five chapters. Chapter 1--"The…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Libraries, Library Extension
North Carolina State Dept. of Cultural Resources, Raleigh. Div. of State Library. – 1990
This manual provides guidelines and materials for librarians planning a summer reading program for children in North Carolina on the theme of outer space. An evaluation form to be returned to the State Library of North Carolina at the end of the summer is included. The introduction includes discussions of summer reading materials and programs;…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, James L., Ed.; Loring, Ruth M., Ed. – 1983
Intended for teachers, librarians, and reading specialisits, the articles in this collection of essays address the problem of how to determine, capture, and then maintain children's interest in the reading process. Preceded by biographical information on the contributors and a brief introduction, the essays have been placed into one of four major…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
