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Peer reviewedTinnish, Diane – Emergency Librarian, 1995
Examines literature on latchkey children and public libraries, and reviews solutions to this issue. Presents four recommendations to help public libraries clarify their role in serving latchkey children: educate personnel regarding appropriate services, develop a written policy, reevaluate programs and services, become involved in a community task…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Latchkey Children, Library Personnel, Library Policy
Pearl, Nancy; Buthod, Craig – Library Journal, 1992
Describes the collection development plan implemented by the Tulsa City-County Library system to support their perception of the role of the library as providing more than recreational reading. Topics discussed include raising staff consciousness, rejecting demand buying, evaluating the collection, streamlining acquisitions, and procedures for…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Community Involvement, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
