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Shelton, John L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
Library skills were taught to 600 fifth- and sixth-grade students in an effort to indoctrinate them into becoming library users. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Library Instruction
Direct linkChatterjee, Jayashree – School Library Journal, 2006
Having sleepovers at the public library can be fun and exciting. This article describes the Brownie Sleepover program, a library sleepover program, which started 10 years ago when two local Brownie leaders approached the former head of children's services to ask if she could help second graders earn their "Be a Reader" patch. After…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Public Libraries, Youth Clubs, Females
Download full textSeager, Andrew J.; And Others – 1987
This volume contains descriptions of 62 library programs that have been identified as being exemplary in one of the following program topic areas: (1) services to populations without library or media centers; (2) services to populations with inadequate library/media centers; (3) services to special populations, including the disadvantaged,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Education Center. – 1973
The Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) conducted a study of the services of two institutions, public libraries and public schools, serving disadvantaged adults in cooperation. The study was conducted at four AAEC centers in Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The problems explored included information needs of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged
Hunt, Rebecca N. – Feliciter, 1996
This paper seeks to dispel misconceptions about home-schooled children--that they are brainwashed, poorly socialized, or receive poor education. Public libraries can serve the needs of this user group by increasing staff awareness of both the Christian and the "unschooling" philosophical camps, keeping communication lines open about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality, Home Schooling
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY. – 1989
The Lifelong Learning Center (LLC) of the Buffalo and Erie County, New York, Public Library is described with emphasis on objectives and programming developed for a grant project. The objectives included the following: conduct monthly support services for literacy tutors; sponsor training and information sessions for tutors; provide assistance to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Community Resources, Library Collections
Eyster, George W. – 1975
Volume 2 presents the background and methodology of four state institute projects (Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia) designed to expand public library services to disadvantaged adults, and also provides a description of the national, state, and local dissemination activities of the seven library/Adult Basic Education demonstration…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Community Information Services
