Children's services

Betsy Diamant-Cohen, who co-wrote Booktalking Bonanza and The Early Literacy Kit, gathers 18 examples of outreach partnerships that children's librarians and administrators can adapt to their own communities. Contributors from the United States and Canada describe how they worked with schools, community groups, museums, businesses, and other agencies to build new activities for young patrons, from preschoolers through middle schoolers.

Among the featured projects is the award-winning Read to Me Program, a family literacy initiative that grew out of a partnership between an adult correctional facility and a public library.

The collection offers programming ideas for widening a library's reach and encourages staff to launch new initiatives of their own. It is intended for library professionals who want to connect with the families and constituents they serve.