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Describes the use of libraries from the point of view of a child in the process of acquiring reading skills.

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This important volume encourages both public and school librarians to reconceptualize the way that libraries can play a vital role in supporting and being responsive to young readers. Library and Information Science Research ...offers many useful insights. Emergency Librarian There is much in it that would prove useful for school librarians, particularly the work on mass media... Australian Library Review ...the author promotes the concept that libraries and librarians are an important element in the development of beginning readers and they should be more proactive in encouraging reading in the young child. Technical Services Quarterly

This important volume encourages both public and school librarians to reconceptualize the way that libraries can play a vital role in supporting and being responsive to young readers. Library & Information Science Research ...offers many useful insights. Teacher Librarian There is much in it that would prove useful for school librarians, particularly the work on mass media... Australian Library Journal ...the author promotes the concept that libraries and librarians are an important element in the development of beginning readers and they should be more proactive in encouraging reading in the young child. Technical Services Quarterly

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Irene Sever (BA, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; MA, Haifa University; Ph.D Sorbonne) is senior lecturer at Haifa University on Mt. Carmel, Israel. After working for many years as a librarian in several scientific institutions, she changed course to anthropology and communications and began to concentrate on library services for children and the communicative skills of librarians. For over ten years she has taught courses on library services for children as well as on communications and mass media.

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