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readings for 27 October-02 November
services for children & young adults
- in the text, read pages 211-234, Youth Services
- the earlier parts of the chapter are for background; focus more closely on the sections starting on page 220, Types of Children and Youth Services Today
- other readings
- on services for children
- First Day of Class: The Public Library's Role in "School Readiness" by Betsy Diamant-Cohen in Children and Libraries, Spring 2007.
- It's 4:00 p.m. Do you know where your children are? by Jonathan Alter and T. Trent Gegax in CNewsweek; 04/27/98, Vol. 131 Issue 17, p28, 6p, 5c
- on services for young adults
- A Teen's Safe Haven: How far should a public library go to improve its community? by Evan St. Lifer in CSchool Library Journal, July 2004
- New on the Shelf: Teens in the Library. Summary of Key Findings from the Evaluation of Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development, A Wallace Foundation Initiative, by Julie Spielberger, Carol Horton, & Lisa Michels, 2004
- on services for children
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