Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword. The Library as Community Anchor
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I. Foundation and Transformations
Chapter 1. When All Really Means All
Chapter 2. The Power of a Story
Chapter 3. Playing to Learn, Learning to Play
Chapter 4. Librarians as Media Mentors
Chapter 5. The Five-Step Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation Model for Children's and Young Adult Program Assessment
Chapter 6. Taking the Library to Unexpected Places
Chapter 7. The Ever-Changing Library
Part II. Program Profiles
Chapter 8. Early Childhood Decoded
Chapter 9. Prioritizing Community, Literacy, and Equity in Programming for Children from Birth to Age Five at the Pierce County Library System
Chapter 10. Arapahoe Libraries
Chapter 11. The Free Library of Philadelphia
Chapter 12. Cultivating Knowing and Growing at the Scottsdale Public Library
Chapter 13. Intentionality, Interactivity, and Community in Early Childhood Programming at Public Libraries
Chapter 14. Connecting Programs to the Learning and Development of Children Ages Six to Twelve
Chapter 15. Middle Childhood Is Not Middle of the Road
Chapter 16. A Collaborative Approach to Equitable STEM Programming at Sand Francisco Public Library
Chapter 17. Middle Childhood Matters at Toronto Public Library
Chapter 18. The Dream Team: The Library as a Partner in Literacy and Learning for Children Ages Six to Twelve
Chapter 19. Why Teens Need the Library and the Library Needs Teens
Chapter 20. Empowering Teens to Build Their Own Futures at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Chapter 21. Teens at the Helm
Chapter 22. A Vision for an Innovative New Teen Space
Chapter 23. Co-Constructing Leadership
Chapter 24. Teens and Public Libraries
Conclusion. Putting This All Together
About the Editors and Contributors
Index