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The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...
Library & Information History 28.2 (2012): 75-102. Kerr, Don. A Book in Every Hand: Public Libraries in Saskatchewan (Regina: Coteau Books, 2005) McKechnie, Lynne. "Patricia Spereman and the beginning of Canadian public library work with children." Libraries & culture (1999): 135-150. online; Mifflin, Jessie.
It is the official journal of the Association of Library Service to Children, and a journal of American Library Association. [1] The journal was established in 2003 and succeeds the Journal of Youth Services (formerly Top of the News), which was published until 2002 in collaboration with the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Caroline M. Hewing, librarian and library advocate, was the first children's library associate. Since revenue from property taxes and federal funding alone do not support public libraries , advocates seek new ways for obtaining money, such as through private donations from library advocates like Andrew Carnegie , whose vast donations set ...
[1] [2] [3] The events, usually geared for children aged 3–11, are hosted by drag queens who read children’s books, and engage in other learning activities in public libraries. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Jonathan Hamilt, who co-founded the New York chapter as a nonprofit, said that as of June 2019, DSH has 35 U.S. and five international chapters. [ 7 ]
The culmination of centuries of advances in the printing press, moveable type, paper, ink, publishing, and distribution, combined with an ever-growing information-oriented middle class, increased commercial activity and consumption, new radical ideas, massive population growth and higher literacy rates forged the public library into the form that it is today.
The term library is based on the Latin word liber for 'book' or 'document', contained in Latin libraria 'collection of books' and librarium 'container for books'. Other modern languages use derivations from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothēkē), originally meaning 'book container', via Latin bibliotheca (cf. French bibliothèque or German Bibliothek).
The Association has nearly 60 active committees and task forces, including programs for youth, publishing resources and journals, evaluating and awarding media for children. [1] ALSC sets standards for library services to children through regular updates to its "Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries."