Early Learning Through Play: Library Programming For Diverse Communities

This creative guidebook teaches librarians in diverse communities how to develop and implement early learning programming beyond traditional storytimes. * Connects library programs to parents' desire for children to begin formal learning at an early age * Offers a blueprint for making play a sustainable early-learning program series for budgets big and small * Includes ideas for making early learning activities relevant to the six early literacy skills in a public library setting * Emphasizes how library programming can support early childhood development and prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond * Shares tips for marketing the program to parents and caregivers

• | Author: Kristin Grabarek|Mary R. Lanni
• | Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• | Publication Date: Mar 31, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 180 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Education
• | ISBN-10: 1440865825
• | ISBN-13: 9781440865824