Book Buddies: Bringing Stories to Hospitalized Children.

Parikh, Neel; Schneider, Marcia

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ERIC Number: EJ385789

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Publication Date: 1988

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Book Buddies: Bringing Stories to Hospitalized Children.

Parikh, Neel; Schneider, Marcia

School Library Journal, v35 n4 p35-39 Dec 1988

Describes the Book Buddies program, a program established by the San Francisco Public Library which recruits and trains volunteers who read to children in area hospitals. The planning, organization, and operation of the program are discussed, as well as the recruitment and training of volunteers. (MES)

Descriptors: Hospitalized Children, Library Services, Outreach Programs, Public Libraries, Reading Aloud to Others, Volunteer Training, Volunteers

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Language: English

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