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A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning

Libraries are increasingly focusing on families. Educational research confirms that family engagement in children's learning and development predicts school readiness, positive social behaviors, high school graduation, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary education.

A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning will inspire libraries and librarians to innovate and promote family learning from a child's earliest years through adolescence. By bringing together research and practice, it will deepen librarians' understanding of families' role in education and help them to learn new ways to build positive and trusting family partnerships that honor diverse cultures and languages, as well as to develop leadership for community impact.

Written by thought leaders in the fields of family engagement and library science, each of the three main sections of the book begins with a framework followed by case studies illustrating key concepts of the framework. Cases are followed by reflections from practicing librarians. All chapters focus on practical family engagement in the social infrastructure, lifelong learning, and diversity and social justice.

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A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning

Libraries are increasingly focusing on families. Educational research confirms that family engagement in children's learning and development predicts school readiness, positive social behaviors, high school graduation, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary education.

A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning will inspire libraries and librarians to innovate and promote family learning from a child's earliest years through adolescence. By bringing together research and practice, it will deepen librarians' understanding of families' role in education and help them to learn new ways to build positive and trusting family partnerships that honor diverse cultures and languages, as well as to develop leadership for community impact.

Written by thought leaders in the fields of family engagement and library science, each of the three main sections of the book begins with a framework followed by case studies illustrating key concepts of the framework. Cases are followed by reflections from practicing librarians. All chapters focus on practical family engagement in the social infrastructure, lifelong learning, and diversity and social justice.

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Overview

Libraries are increasingly focusing on families. Educational research confirms that family engagement in children's learning and development predicts school readiness, positive social behaviors, high school graduation, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary education.

A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning will inspire libraries and librarians to innovate and promote family learning from a child's earliest years through adolescence. By bringing together research and practice, it will deepen librarians' understanding of families' role in education and help them to learn new ways to build positive and trusting family partnerships that honor diverse cultures and languages, as well as to develop leadership for community impact.

Written by thought leaders in the fields of family engagement and library science, each of the three main sections of the book begins with a framework followed by case studies illustrating key concepts of the framework. Cases are followed by reflections from practicing librarians. All chapters focus on practical family engagement in the social infrastructure, lifelong learning, and diversity and social justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440875847
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 09/01/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 215
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

M. Elena Lopez, PhD, is an independent researcher on the ecology of learning that includes the home, school, and community.

Bharat Mehra, PhD, is professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama.

Margaret Caspe, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and writer who focuses on how families, early childhood programs, schools, and communities support children's learning.

Table of Contents

Foreword R. David Lankes ix

Introduction M. Elena Lopez Bharat Mehra Margaret Caspe xiii

Part 1 Perspectives on Libraries, Families, and Communities 1

Introduction to Pan 1 M. Elena Lopez Bharat Mehra Margaret Caspe

Chapter 1 Know, Partner, Lead; Family Engagement in Public Libraries M. Elena Lopez Margaret Caspe 3

Chapter 2 Research Paradigms for Engaging Families in Public Libraries Bharat Mehra Scott Sikes 21

Part 2 Knowing Families and Communities 35

Introduction to Part 2 M. Elena Lopez Bharat Mehra Margaret Caspe

Case Studies

Chapter 3 "The Library Has to Be More Than Books": "Voices" of Latinx Mothers M. Elena Lopez Margaret Caspe 37

Chapter 4 The Partnership for Family-Library Engagement: A Unique Library-University Partnership Michelle Taylor Megan E. Pratt Mariko Whelan 45

Chapter 5 Finding Home: One Book, One Community Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield 59

Reflections

Chapter 6 Who Do We Need to Serve? Carine Risley 69

Chapter 7 Closing the Distance: Reaching Incarcerated Loved Ones Nick Higgins 73

Chapter 8 Reading Is Grand! A Family Literacy Program of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Karen Lemmons Tamela Chambers 79

Part 3 Building Partnerships 83

Introduction to Part 3 M. Elena Lopez Bharat Mehra Margaret Caspe 83

Case Studies

Chapter 9 Designing Learning Experiences with and for Families Mega Subramaniam Tamara Lynette Clegg 87

Chapter 10 Engaging Families in Computational Literacy Opportunities Ricarose Roque Sari A. Widman 107

Chapter 11 Age Is But a Number: How to Create Multigenerational Family Programs in Your Public Library Jessica Hilburn Becky Stahl 117

Reflections

Chapter 12 We're Happy You're Here: Honoring Family Strengths to Build Relationships and Enhance Programming at the Denver Public Library Sarah McNeil 129

Chapter 13 Media Mentors Start by Listening to Parents Lisa Guernsey 135

Chapter 14 Lending an Umbrella to the Community Felton Thomas Jr. Laura Walter 141

Part 4 Leading for Impact 145

Introduction to Part 4 M. Elena Lopez Bharat Mehra Margaret Caspe

Case Studies

Chapter 15 "Un-level" the Playing Field to Give Every Child a Chance Donna C. Celano Susan B. Neuman 149

Chapter 16 Homelessness as a Barrier to Family Engagement in Learning Olivia Forehand 161

Chapter 17 Family Place Libraries: A Place for Families to Learn and Grow Kristen Todd-Wurm 169

Chapter 18 Removing Barriers for Youth and Families through Elimination of Fines Misty Jones 177

Reflections

Chapter 19 Talking, Thinking, Making: How IMLS Grants Help Libraries Facilitate Family Literacy and Learning Sandra Toro 187

Chapter 20 Information Needs of Rural Families: A Social Justice Imperative Bharat Mehra Scott Sikes 193

Chapter 21 Six Ways to Build a State Library Platform for Family Engagement Mark Smith 203

Chapter 22 Public Libraries Adapt to Connect with Families in Times of Crisis Ashley J. Brown 207

Index 211

About the Editors and Contributors 217

What People are Saying About This

Clara M. Chu

"Public libraries are centered in this book that promotes family engagement in learning. This essential professional and teaching resource provides cases, research, and reflections that ground and re-imagine your library’s services in family learning as a collaborative process. It is an invitation to work with families from different and all walks of life to instill the practice of lifelong learning and support community building and empowerment."

Nancy C. Pack

"A Librarian’s Guide to Engaging Families in Learning provides an in-depth look at family learning, which is essential to children’s development. This book is divided into four parts that touch all facets that one needs to know to develop family learning. In particular, Part 2, Knowing Families and Communities, provides information about programs that can be easily replicated to your own needs."

Patricia A. Edwards

"A Librarian’s Guide to Engaging Families in Learning provides a significant contribution to the professional development literature. This timely and valuable resource brings together the work of some of the most knowledgeable and credible researchers. Together, they successfully lay out key issues for library faculty and librarians to integrate family engagement in children’s learning."

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