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Visiting your local library opens up countless opportunities to build your child’s language and communication skills, and there are plenty of benefits for parents too.
22 mar 2024 · Libraries are key places for helping people learn to read and read better. They have books for people of all ages, from young children to older adults. Libraries have special activities to help with reading like: Storytime for kids. Reading classes for grown-ups.
15 kwi 2024 · Libraries play a vital role in promoting literacy and a love for reading. They offer programs and resources for children, adults, and families to improve literacy skills and encourage lifelong learning.
The purposes of the children’s library The IFLA/UNESCO public library manifesto first published in 1994, lists the mission of the public library, including a particular responsibility to meet the needs of children and young people.
Children’s libraries equip children with lifelong learning and literacy skills, enabling them to partici-pate and contribute to the community. The links between literacy and social and economic outcomes cannot be overemphasized.
Public libraries have a special responsibility to support the process of learning to read, and to promote books and other media for children. The library must provide special events for children, such as story telling and activities related to the library's services and resources.
