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Cohen, Meryll J.; Sprince, Leila J. – 1994
The 1994 Florida Library Youth Program is an extension of the successful and long-running Florida Summer Library Program to help librarians provide programs for school-age children, aged 6 through 12, throughout the year. The emphasis is primarily recreational. This manual for program coordinators and library users amplifies a theme called…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Library Services, Program Development
Mattair, Valerie Lennox, Comp.; Broderick, Bridgid, Comp. – 1996
Funded by the Library Services and Construction Act, the 1997 Florida Library Youth Program is an extension of the successful and long-running Florida Summer Library Program to help librarians provide year-round programs for elementary school-aged children. The goal of the program is to introduce children to the library and its services, and to…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Library Services
Klatt, Carolyn; Hindmarsh, Doug – 1993
In the most general sense, family literacy is any intergenerational program that focuses on family reading. One of the important goals is to break the cycle of illiteracy, and another is to promote reading and encourage families to enrich their lives through the shared experience of reading. The Utah State Library has offered literacy grants with…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Childrens Libraries, Family Literacy, Family Programs

Makowski, Silvia A.; And Others – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1994
Describes a summer reading program developed for young adults that features a computerized approach to book selection. Details of the use, rationale, database development, organization and marketing of the program, which was developed by a Michigan library federation, are provided. Sample publicity materials accompany the article. (KRN)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Associations
Ringenberg, Marie; Currie, Robin – Illinois Libraries, 1988
A program designed by the Palatine (Illinois) Public Library to help children reading below grade level included weekly storytimes in the classrooms, parent/child programs in the library, and cable television programs on storytelling and illiteracy. Increased attention spans, higher levels of cooperation, and more positive attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Elementary Education, Institutional Cooperation, Literacy
Wade, Maureen; And Others – 1991
Based on a pilot program developed in the Los Angeles (California) Public Library, this guide provides the materials and information needed for introducing a "Grandparents and Books" (GAB) program in a public library. The Los Angeles program was designed to bring together the city's elderly population with children who have no one to…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Intergenerational Programs, Latchkey Children, Library Personnel
New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe. – 1975
The New Mexico State Library and the State Planning Office cosponsored a meeting to introduce Reading Is Fundamental to a wide cross-section of the state in September 1973. This meeting led to the establishment of numerous Reading Is Fundamental projects throughout the state in the summer of 1974. The planning, organization, execution, and results…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Reading, Library Services
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1988
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) lists its duties, goals, and recent accomplishments in this 1988 annual report. Some of these duties and goals are: (1) administering grants for library development and state aid; (2) providing consultation for library automation; (3) researching and answering reference questions; (4) lending books from…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Children, Deafness
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1988
The Colorado State Library and Adult Education Office describe the activities and accomplishments of various library programs and services throughout the state in 1988. One-page profiles highlight each program and list contact persons and telephone numbers. Some of the profiles are accompanied by a brief feature story that takes a closer look at…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Depository Libraries, English (Second Language)
Quezada, Shelley, Comp. – 1991
This national literacy conference focused on the issues of developing community collaborations at the state and local levels, motivating constituent libraries to be more involved in literacy, technology-assisted learning, family literacy, workforce literacy, rural literacy, and issues involved in the administration of the Library Services and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Support, Computer Assisted Instruction