Learning Environments for Young Children: Rethinking Library Spaces and Services

Gives a foundation for understanding developmentally appropriate practice and family centered principles in the library context. Overviews theory and practice in building library environments for children, and emphasizes the importance of the self-review process, providing some 45 pages of field tested measurement instruments to use for conducting a qualitative assessment of a library's children's services, ideal for collecting information that will highlight the importance of early childhood services in presentations to funding sources and trustees. For library professionals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.