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Libraries for families.(The Family-Centered Library Handbook)(Book review)
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The Australian Library Journal
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August 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Australian Library and Information Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Family-Centered Library Handbook. By Sandra Feinberg et al. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 324 pp. US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 13: 9781555705411 (available from DA Information Services)
A comprehensive textbook for services to support families and to foster successful literacy and learning for children from infancy onwards, The Family-Centered Library Handbook offers a wide range of resources and strategies for libraries and library systems to adapt for their goals. The book is logically sequenced, beginning with preparing for family-centred services, proceeding to developing spaces and programmes for young children and parents, thence to reaching out to special ...
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