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ESL Family Bilingual Library Tour Power Points
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
These are the Power Points for an ESL family tour we offered at the Whitehall branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library through a partnership with a local ESL teacher. Also useful for off-site outreach!
Family Literacy: Case for Collaboration between Public and School Libraries
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
A collection of resources compiled in 2005 for a presentation at the Washington Library Media Association conference.
Mission Branch Builds Community Through Storytime
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Children's Manager Rachel MacNeilly of the San Francisco Public Library's Mission Branch has developed innovative children's programming to develop loyal library users.
Play Literacy and Every Child Ready to Read
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Description of two LSTA funded literacy programs that engage parents and children in learning how to read.
Programs for Toddlers
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Ideas for librarians who wish to create reading programs that include bilingual patrons.
Project L.I.F.T. (Literacy Involves Families Together)
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Links to fact sheets and program templates from Project L.I.F.T., a Pima Public Library (Tucson, AZ) family literacy outreach program for teen parents in Tucson and Pima County which aims bring reading and reading-related activities into the daily lives of teen parents, their babies and extended families.
Summer Reading at Laramie County Library: The 25/25/25 program
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Overview of a reading program geared for children and adults with a goal for participants to read 25 books or for 25 days or for 25 hours.
Summer Reading Camps
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Laramie County's adaptation of Salt Lake County Library's successful Camp Fun-to-Read program.
Understanding Content Filtering: An FAQ for Nonprofits
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
TechSoup staff writer Brian Satterfield explains what you need to know before you restrict access to online materials