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Everyone Serves Families with Young Children revised 2018.2.14.pdf · • Research topics that...
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Everyone Serves Families with Young Children
Ready to Read at New York Libraries: Early Childhood Public Library Staff Development Program
Angela Newman & Rebecca Donnelly
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Activity!Discussion, Part 1:
What has already
been done to make
your library
welcoming to young
families?
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Read, Write, Talk, Sing, Play
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Family Engagement:How families support
children’s learning anywhere
children learn.
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Children and youth learn in countless ways,
anywhere, anytime. And one of the most
powerful levers of children’s learning—
from the early childhood years through
adolescence—is families.
For families, libraries provide the books,
media, and activities that help them open
doors for children’s literacy and lifelong
learning.
- Harvard Family Research Project, August 2016 FINE Newsletter
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Libraries offer welcoming
environments for families
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Activity!
A Day in the Life of
a Young Family
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What do parents want
from the library?
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
• Borrow print books
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
• Borrow print books
• Browse the shelves for books or media
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
• Borrow print books
• Browse the shelves for books or media
• Attend or bring a younger person to a class,
program, or event designed for children or
teens
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
• Borrow print books
• Browse the shelves for books or media
• Attend or bring a younger person to a class,
program, or event designed for children or
teens
• Research topics that interest them
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Top things parents come to the library
to do:
• Borrow print books
• Browse the shelves for books or media
• Attend or bring a younger person to a class,
program, or event designed for children or
teens
• Research topics that interest them
• Get help from a librarian
-“Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading,” May 2013,
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
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How can we support these activities?
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How can staff support these activities?
• What is the procedure for borrowing books? Is there any way to make it easier?
• How can we make browsing easier?
• What kind of programs, classes, and events do we offer? Are they welcoming and accessible to all?
• Improve our research skills/resource awareness
• Develop strong customer service skills!
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How can trustees support them?
• Budget for materials, programming
• Support the development of family friendly spaces in the library
• Develop and approve policies that make using the library easier for families with young children
• Communicate to your director that your board supports families with young children in the library
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Break!
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What can we expect
from young children?
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Children with disabilities
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Helping families adapt to
the library environment
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What’s our goal in approaching
families having a difficult time?
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Resolve the immediate problem
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Focus on preserving the relationship
between the family and the library
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Your approach makes a
difference
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We represent the library
whenever we’re there
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Activity!Discussion, Part 2:
What more could be
done to make your
library more
welcoming to young
families?
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Everyone serves families
with young children.
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Everyone Serves Families with Young Children
Thank you!Angela Newman & Rebecca DonnellyNorth Country Library [email protected]@ncls.org
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services