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Dawley, Emma – 1988
Child care problems associated with latchkey children, teenage mothers continuing their education, and homeless families are discussed, and possible solutions are considered. The public library has been identified by many parents as a safe place for children to go after school and at other times when childcare is needed, and this has created a new…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Early Parenthood
Dowd, Frances A. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1992
Discusses the need for extended-day programs for latchkey children and describes several existing programs, including cooperative ventures between school and public libraries. Strategies for the development of afterschool programs by media specialists are recommended. (MES)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education, Extended School Day
