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Title:
Wonder libraries : 20 expert perspectives on what kids need now
Publication Date:
2025
Publication Information:
Chicago : ALA Editions, 2025.

©2025
Physical Description:
xviii, 126 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9798892555807
Abstract:
"This book of essays written by experts shows us that the needs of kids are profound, multi-faceted, and tied to the inequities in this country and encourages readers to explore creative, loving ideas to move forward in service of children and communities who have not felt welcomed or seen in the public library"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Trusted messengers and welcoming spaces / Susan B. Neuman -- Sunday candy : the power of community, culture, and creativity / Sheryl Evans Davis -- Relationships Matter : from the personal to partnership / Mariana Glusman -- Understanding trauma and responding with care / Margo Jacquot -- Inclusion is love / Sterling Nell Leija -- Food literacy : a recipe to connect families, cultures and communities / Philip Lee -- Building equity through educational partnerships / Allison Rose Socol -- Treasuring adolescence / Kim Garza -- Indigenous wisdom : healing the planet and our children / Sunny Dooley -- Play and nature for healing and health / Daniel W. Hatcher -- Here to play : games and gaming promote learning in the library / David L. Hoyt -- The art effect : how the arts impact children in libraries / Susan Magsamen and Sandra Magsamen -- Play and learning in the digital world / Brett Nicholas -- With information and liberty for all / Joseph Williams -- Think like a scientist: preparing today's youth for a technologically advancing world / Bryan Wunar -- Summer matters to kids and so do you / Aaron Dworkin -- Epilogue : a letter from children's author Carole Lindstrom.
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Language:
English
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