Posted by: ilabestpractices on: December 22, 2008
The Family Reading Night program sponsored by the Illinois State Library is really intended for public libraries. Our community college does not, properly speaking, have any patrons who are children. However, our student and staff patrons have families. So about five years ago we began to participate in the Family Reading Night program with the [...]
Posted by: ilabestpractices on: December 22, 2008
The Hayner Public Library District in Alton IL has implemented a program titled “Bow wow Pow wow.” On the second Saturday of every month, handlers bring certified therapy dogs to the Hayner Youth Library. Library staff sets out an attractive collection of books for varying ages and reading skill levels and the children are invited [...]
Posted by: ilabestpractices on: December 22, 2008
Mission: Recognition is a community wide youth recognition program launched in November 2006 and sponsored by The Hayner Public Library (www.haynerlibrary.org) District in Alton, Illinois. Anytime a young person through age 18 is “caught” doing something that significantly and positively contributes toward the betterment of our communities, observers are asked to submit a nomination form [...]
