Family Engagement in Public Libraries by Roxanne Roessner

Intergenerational Programming

roroessn — 2025-02-13 03:15:53 UTC

Tech night with the grandparents.

Invite grandparents and their grandchildren to the library to work through any technology issues one or the other may be experiencing. Additional support is available from library staff.

Bilingual Storytime

roroessn — 2025-02-13 03:18:03 UTC

Connect with the community to see if there is a want/need for a bilingual storytime at the library. If the community is in need, either brush up your Spanish skills and have a hard focus on Spanish/bilingual programming, and/or see if someone from the community can volunteer and assist.

roroessn — 2025-02-26 02:45:43 UTC

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:09:30 UTC

For AND With

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:11:50 UTC

Learning how to read

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:15:28 UTC

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:16:07 UTC

Who are the people involved in early childhood literacy?

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:18:58 UTC

The main groups are preschool teachers, speech language pathologists, children's books authors, developmental psychologists, and parents!

Play is Important

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:20:44 UTC

This was an interesting read about parents and how they assessed their parenting. This could be helpful to understand where some parents may feel like they're struggling.

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:30:01 UTC

Parenting in America (2015 Survey Report)

For some parents, good after-school programs can be hard to find.

Half of parents read to their young children daily.

This focuses on dads and their involvement with their children.

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:31:22 UTC

Creating family communities instead of family trees to respect that not all families are the same.

roroessn — 2025-02-26 03:33:00 UTC