.... A touring theatre project aimed at children and families is discussed in further detail to examine some of the outcomes of these policies. Design/methodology/approach The paper will present a brief history of policy developments and debate in this area. Mixed method findings from the research element...

... in the field of children’s literature: “We can see a rich tapestry of interweaving interests and priorities, and gain insight into the appeal and importance of the study of children’s literature” (p. x). Highlights (for this reviewer) include Lawrence R. Snipe’s study of the way in which “Contemporary Urban...

...Kenji Kanna Provides a general description of the movement for library services for children and children’s libraries, together with the modern public library movement in post‐war Japan. The Bunko as a home library, or a community‐based small library, is quite characteristic of Japan...

...Aree Cheunwattana; Pimol Meksawat Presents an inspiring story of a determined effort to reach out to the children in high‐risk situations providing them with a charming library in old train carriages. The Library Train Project was initiated in 1999 by the railway policemen of the Railway Police...

...Sue North Sandra   Feinberg , Barbara   Jordan , Kathleen   Deerr , Michelle   Langa . Including Families of Children with Special Needs: A How‐To‐Do‐It Manual For Librarians . New York : Neal‐Schuman   1999 . x, 208 pp. , ISBN: 1‐55570‐339‐9   US$39.95 © MCB UP...

...Stuart Hannabuss Text, culture and national identity work together in other interesting ways – in modern Greek children’s books (where the influence of classical Greece and stereotypes about Greece are very powerful), in the limited amount of Finnish‐language publishing (other than Tove...

...Susan E. Higgins Carole   Talan . Founding and Funding Family Literacy Programs: A How‐To‐Do‐It Manual for Librarians . New York : Neal‐Schuman   1999 . 225 pp. , ISBN: 1‐55570‐210‐4. © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Public libraries Young people Children Family...

..., and bibliographical studies. As such, it can benefit from novelty and suffer from scholarly credibility over agenda and methodology. At its best, it sheds light on the cultural crosscurrents and assumptions of its time, and helps library professionals better understand their work with children. We see, and can...

...Sue North Promotion is a key element of any children’s library service and Chapter 5 comprehensively examines this activity across a range of areas including activities, the library building and staff. In Chapter 6, Heeks explores the vital role that formal assessment plays in providing...

...Elizabeth Maxwell Library provision for children in specially furnished areas of the library began in the United Kingdom in the late 1890s although this early provision was sketchy. Where they did exist, children′s facilities were often provided in a separate children′s room, often resembling...

...Stuart Hannabuss The management of children′s literature is a search for value and suitability. Effective policies in library and educational work are based firmly on knowledge of materials, and on the bibliographical and critical frame within which the materials appear and might best be selected...