Public Library Reading Programs for Preschoolers

By Ametlle, Angelina Cabre

Book Id: WPLBN0000693152
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 133.56 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2004

Title:	Public Library Reading Programs for Preschoolers
Author:	Ametlle, Angelina Cabre
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Language:	English
Subject:	Library science, Professional report., Libraries
Collections:	Public Libraries International Network Collection
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Publisher:	Public Libraries International Network


Citation APA MLA Chicago Ametlle, A. C. (n.d.). Public Library Reading Programs for Preschoolers. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Professional Publication

Excerpt
Introduction: Education professionals have long written and still write about the importance of early reading, about how it must be taught in the schools in order to help children?s future evolution at school and in life. What teachers have always considered natural, however, seems a bit elusive for some librarians and public libraries in some (so-called) developed countries. Yet we librarians surely consider early reading a core issue as well. The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto1 emphasizes that: The public library, the local gateway to knowledge, provides a basic condition for lifelong learning, independent decision-making and cultural development of the individual and social groups. The Manifesto proclaims UNESCO?s belief in the public libraries as a living force for education, culture and information, and an essential agent for the fostering of peace and spiritual welfare through the minds of men and women.

Table of Contents
Table of contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 The Importance of Early Childhood Reading and the Role of the Library 5 2.1 Why is Early Reading Important? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 Why Should Libraries Establish an Emergent Literacy Program? . . . . . . 6 3 A Survey of Good Practices in Public Library Programs for Preschoolers 8 3.1 Los Angeles Public Library, CA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.2 Auckland City Libraries, New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3 Bibliotheksnetz Niederrhein (BBN), a Joint Enterprise by the Public Libraries in Krefeld, M”nchengladbach and Neuss, Germany . . . 10 3.4 Booktrust, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3.5 Gemeentebibliotheek Utrecht, The Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.6 Phoenix Public Library, AZ, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 How to Create Your Own Library Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.1 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.2 Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.3 Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.4 Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4.5 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4.6 Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4.7 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Appendix A: The Ten Read-Aloud Commandments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Appendix B: What Children Like / Book Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix C: Evaluation Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Appendix D: Your Baby Needs You to Learn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25