Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National Education Goal No. 1 : With a "Prototype of Public Library Services for Young Children and

Book by Immroth, Barbara Froling

Calling on public libraries to play a more active role in helping young children get ready for school, this hands-on study is based on a 1994 five-day institute held at the University of Texas at Austin. Papers by national experts cover storytelling and play; children's physical, social, and emotional development; the diversity of learning styles; language usage; and the development of literacy in a multicultural society. A prototype talks about library services, programs, skills, organization, and resources for young children and their families. There's some educational jargon, but the best papers argue with clarity and passion about how and why libraries matter in the lives of young children. Hazel Rochman