.... 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...

...Susan E. Higgins As noted in the preface, Founding and Funding Family Literacy Programs is directed at adult services librarians or children’s librarians who are interested in positioning the library as the primary family literacy agency in the community. The guide is based...

...Stuart Hannabuss Jean   Webb (Ed.), NORDINFO . Text, Culture and National Identity in Children’s Literature: International Seminar on Children’s Literature, Pure and Applied, University College Worcester, England June 14‐19, 1999 . Helsinki : NORDINFO Publication 44   2000...

..., 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. © MCB UP Limited...

...Sue North As children’s librarians grapple with changes in society and also within their own organisations, greater emphasis is being placed on the evaluation of existing services and areas of service development which can best achieve their library’s objectives. The book’s five...

...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...