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Sobel, Kiley; McClain, AnneMarie – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2020
Libraries are learning hubs that connect families to free resources, activities, and services to cultivate children's learning about topics that excite them. Despite recent technological developments which have revolutionized how we read and access information, libraries continue to evolve in order to serve their communities, especially families…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Personnel, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Library Journal, 2004
Few might think there is much of a connection between acting and librarianship, but Chance Hunt says his acting career in Los Angeles provided him with skills he uses today as a youth services librarian, from programming with kids to representing the library at citywide meetings. Hunt oversees system-wide services for children and teens at the…
Descriptors: Librarians, Public Libraries, Library Services, Children
Department of Community Development, Seattle, WA. – 1971
As institutional roles change in response to contemporary pressures on them, new opportunities arise for combining forces to achieve common objectives. With today's technological revolution in handling information, the role of the public library is both challenged and reaffirmed. Resources may be allocated from state and national levels of…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Role

Nelson, Judy – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2001
Explains the importance of grants to libraries and describes the evolution of a grant in Washington State that was written to develop and fund early childhood programs. Discusses the role of public and tribal libraries; training for library staff; steering committee; statewide partnerships; community partnerships; and planning workshops. (LRW)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grants, Library Personnel, Library Role
Ptacek, William; Peterson, Susan – Alki, 1995
Describes a survey administered by the King County Library System (Washington) that assessed the resources of school libraries and media centers in its service areas in order to determine the public library's appropriate role and level of service in supporting students. Results indicated that school libraries in King County are not well funded.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Funding, Library Role
Spielberger, Julie; Horton, Carol; Michels, Lisa; Halpern, Robert – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2004
Several trends have come together to intensify interest in how public libraries might best support the interests and needs of youth in their communities. This study reports on findings from the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development (PLPYD) Initiative, a four-year, nine-site initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation to develop…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Role
Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
"Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development: Lessons and Voices from the Field," published by the Forum in partnership with the Urban Libraries Council, captures key challenges and lessons learned from an innovative, four-year initiative sponsored by the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds that awarded six million dollars to nine…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Youth Programs, Public Libraries, Community Involvement