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Giving Children Access to Print Materials Improves Reading Performance
More ammunition to position your library in the educational funding streams… Check out this new study from Reading is Fundamental (RIF): http://www.rif.org/meta What impact, if any, does access to print materials have on our children’s reading? In an unprecedented, near- exhaustive search uncovering 11,000 reports and analyzing 108 of the most relevant studies, children’s book [...]
Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century
PLA at the ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting January 7-11, 2011 in San Diego PLA Institute at ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century How can your library make it through these tough economic times, with its no-end-in sight budget cuts and staff layoffs? Top library administrators, from big and [...]
