Library Services from Birth to Five

Name: Library Services from Birth to Five
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781783302932
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Library Services from Birth to Five explores the crucial role of library services in the early years, emphasising the significance of the first five years in a child’s intellectual, social, and emotional development. With global case studies and expert contributions, it highlights early language and literacy development and offers practical advice on establishing and running pre-school library services. It also addresses interdisciplinary teamwork and engaging parents and carers by respecting their culture and heritage.
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Ideal for early years professionals, librarians, students of library and information studies or childhood studies, and anyone responsible for commissioning or delivering pre-school library services.

Practical guidance on setting up and running pre-school library services and understanding about early language and literacy development.

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Following on from their ground-breaking first book, Delivering the Best Start, Rankin and Brock return to the subject of pre-school and early years library provision with contributions and case studies from innovators and experts around the world. There is a growing awareness of the significance of the first five years of life for intellectual, social and emotional development and early intervention is of political interest. Library Services from Birth to Five provides knowledge and understanding about early language and literacy development and how young children become successful through enjoyable and meaningful experiences.

Coverage includes:

An examination of the key role of library practitioners who work with young children.
The importance of effective interdisciplinary teamwork for professionals working with the early years.
A focus on involving parents and carers and valuing their culture, language, heritage and community.
Practical guidance given on setting up and running pre-school library services.
Contributions and case studies from experts around the world.

This book will be useful reading for early years professionals and librarians, those responsible for commissioning and delivering pre-school library services, students of library and information studies or childhood studies, and practitioners undertaking practical early years qualifications.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783302932

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Contributors:

Edited by Avril Brock
Edited by Carolynn Rankin

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 166.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 298g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Avril Brock has written several books in partnership with Carolynn Rankin on language, literacy and library services. She has recently published The Early Years Reflective Practice Handbook for early childhood educators. Avril has also written books and journal articles on play, professionalism, bilingualism and early language development. She has worked in higher education since 1989 at Bradford College and Leeds Metropolitan University, after beinghaving been a deputy head, primary and early years teacher in West Yorkshire, often working with linguistically diverse children. Avril’s PhD longitudinal research elicited early years educators’ thinking about their professionalism and this resulted in a typology of professionalism which has been developed across the early years interdisciplinary team. She has been involved in interdisciplinary partnerships with colleagues in West Yorkshire, Europe and the USA.
Carolynn Rankin is currently a Visiting Fellow in the Faculty of Arts, Environment, and Technology at Leeds Metropolitan University. Carolynn worked as an information management specialist for 20 years before moving into professional education in 2000. Carolynn has interdisciplinary research interests, exploring the connections between civil society, social justice, and access to literacy and learning via libraries. Her current research projects include a longitudinal evaluation of the development of the Sister Libraries programme for the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Carolynn’s professional activities include the role of External Examiner for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Professional Registration Board, and Assessor for CILIP Accreditation for Learning Providers. She is a member of the IFLA Standing Committee Library Theory and Research Section.