Public libraries can increase their impact on knowledge development, innovation, and social change by promoting parent and family engagement in children's learning.
Libraries are increasingly focusing on families. Educational research confirms that family engagement in children's learning and development predicts school readiness, positive social behaviors, high school graduation, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary education.
A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning will inspire libraries and librarians to innovate and promote family learning from a child's earliest years through adolescence. By bringing together research and practice, it will deepen your understanding of families' role in education and help you to learn new ways to build positive and trusting family partnerships that honor diverse cultures and languages, as well as to develop leadership for community impact.
Written by thought leaders in the fields of family engagement and library science, each of the three main sections of the book begins with a framework followed by case studies illustrating key concepts of the framework. Cases are followed by reflections from practicing librarians. All chapters focus on practical family engagement in the social infrastructure, lifelong learning, and diversity and social justice.
Includes ideas to inspire innovative family engagement practices in librariesProvides research to help librarians make the case for resources to promote family engagement in public librariesOffers content for coursework and continuing education in children's services
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Public libraries can increase their impact on knowledge development, innovation, and social change by promoting parent and family engagement in children's learning.
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| Introduction |
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Part One Perspectives on Libraries, Families, and Communities Introduction to Part 1 |
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Chapter 1 Know, Partner, Lead: Family Engagement in Public Libraries |
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Chapter 2 Research Paradigms for Engaging Families in Public Libraries |
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Part Two Knowing Families and Communities Introduction to Part 2 |
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35 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 "The Library Has to Be More Than Books": "Voices" of Latinx Mothers |
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Chapter 4 The Partnership for Family-Library Engagement: A Unique Library-University Partnership |
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Chapter 5 Finding Home: One Book, One Community |
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Chapter 6 Who Do We Need to Serve? |
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Chapter 7 Closing the Distance: Reaching Incarcerated Loved Ones |
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Chapter 8 Reading Is Grand! A Family Literacy Program of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association |
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Part Three Building Partnerships: Introduction to Part 3 |
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Chapter 9 Designing Learning Experiences with and for Families |
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Chapter 10 Engaging Families in Computational Literacy Opportunities |
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Chapter 11 Age Is But a Number: How to Create Multigenerational Family Programs in Your Public Library |
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Chapter 12 We're Happy You're Here: Honoring Family Strengths to Build Relationships and Enhance Programming at the Denver Public Library |
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Chapter 13 Media Mentors Start by Listening to Parents |
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Chapter 14 Lending an Umbrella to the Community |
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Part Four Leading for Impact Introduction to Part 4 |
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Chapter 15 "Un-level" the Playing Field to Give Every Child a Chance |
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Chapter 16 Homelessness as a Barrier to Family Engagement in Learning |
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Chapter 17 Family Place Libraries: A Place for Families to Learn and Grow |
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Chapter 18 Removing Barriers for Youth and Families through Elimination of Fines |
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Chapter 19 Talking, Thinking, Making: How IMLS Grants Help Libraries Facilitate Family Literacy and Learning |
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Chapter 20 Information Needs of Rural Families: A Social Justice Imperative |
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Chapter 21 Six Ways to Build a State Library Platform for Family Engagement |
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Chapter 22 Public Libraries Adapt to Connect with Families in Times of Crisis |
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| About the Editors and Contributors |
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M. Elena Lopez, PhD, is an independent researcher on the ecology of learning that includes the home, school, and community.
Bharat Mehra, PhD, is professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama.
Margaret Caspe, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and writer who focuses on how families, early childhood programs, schools, and communities support children's learning.
