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Resources for Librarians Serving Teen Parents
This list of resources was compiled by the ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee.
Ernst, Linda L. Lapsit Services for the Very Young: a How-To-Do-It Manual. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 1995.
This resource provides information on creating library programs for the very young that stress the importance of reading to babies to help develop language skills, and help parents, including teen parents, model behaviors through reading and story times that encourage reading readiness, literacy skills, and enjoyment of books.
Ernst, Linda L. Lapsit Services for the Very Young II: a How-To-Do-It-Manual. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2001.
Additional age-appropriate programs and information relating to programming for the very young includes booklists, story times, and ways to reach parents, including teen parents, in the community.
Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 4th ed. McGrath, Renee Vaillancout, ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
Several programs profiled in this collection involve serving teen parents in the library setting. “Love and Sex: Making Choices” sponsored by the Flint Michigan Public Library focuses on a community effort to provide teens with information to take charge of their sexual lives, and included discussions of teen pregnancy. The “Teen Parent Project” of the Fresno County (California) Public Library targeted pregnant teens and teen parents and one focus was to introduce teen parents to the necessary tools and behaviors to foster reading readiness in their children.
Marino, Jane. Babies in the Library! Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Focusing on the stages of baby development and including a wealth of finger plays, rhymes, lullabies, and booklists, this book will be invaluable for librarians modeling “best practice” behaviors for parents and caregivers that encourage emergent literacy skills and enjoyment of the library.
Odean, Kathleen. Great Books for Babies and Toddlers: more than 500 recommended books for your child’s first three years. New York: Ballantine Books, 2003.
Booklists, resources, websites, and tips for parents, librarians, and caregivers provide a wealth of information about the importance of reading aloud to young children.
Web sites
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library ® - http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm
This joint project by the Public Library Association and ALSC provides librarians with resources to help teach parents about the importance of early literacy and early brain development in young children.
Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader - http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/borntoread/bornread.htm
Created by ALSC, this site provides tips for reading, book sharing, websites, emergent literacy, and booklists that can be shared with parents.
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