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Books in Spanish for Young Readers in School and Public Libraries: A Survey of Practices and Attitudes.

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Schon, Isabel; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1987

This survey of librarians in public and school libraries serving a significant number of Hispanics found that, although 60 percent of the respondents report that books in Spanish for Spanish-speaking children and young adults serve an important educational purpose, many of the remaining respondents are very much opposed to increasing their…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Language Books

Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults.

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Glass, Gene V.; Schon, Isabel – Library and Information Science Research, 1988

Reports the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of the California English-only law on public librarians' acquisition policies and attitudes toward books in Spanish for children and young adults. The results, which showed no effects, are interpreted in terms of the symbolic functions of legislation and public policy. (seven…

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition