scholarly journals Micro-environments in Libraries for Young Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stamoulia Polyzou ◽  
Nikos Zygouris ◽  
Kafenia Botsoglou ◽  
George I. Stamoulis ◽  
Denis Vavougios
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Special Space ◽  
The Ideal

Most public libraries, small, medium, or large, offer a variety of services, facilities and amenities to their audience, depending on the assigned functions. The ideal size of space for children in public libraries cannot be calculated according to the population that it will serve, as is often the case with school libraries, but based on the activities to be developed and the characteristics of particular characteristics of childhood. Therefore, emphasis must be given primarily on the qualitative and secondarily on the quantitative characteristics of the children’s library physical environment. This paper presents answers on some basic questions. Do Public Libraries provide special space arrangements for children and their families in their establishments? Are Children Libraries “reading-rooms” suitably designed and furnished as to provide the necessary areas for reading, relaxing, playing or creating? Observations in several library facilities revealed some interesting findings concerning Children’s Library environments.

scholarly journals Services for Preschool Children in School Libraries: A Call to Action

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cahill ◽  
Bobbie Sartin Long ◽  
Denice Adkins
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Urban Libraries ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

The quality of learning environments and interactions in the first years of life set the stage for school success and have lasting impacts on mental and physical health and wellbeing across the lifespan, and even life expectancy (Wong, Odom, Hume, Cox, Fettig, et al, 2014; Reynolds et al., 2011). Libraries are positioned to provide rich learning opportunities for young children and their caregivers (Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2013, 2015; Urban Libraries Council, 2007). Library programs for young children, offered in nearly all public libraries in the United States support school readiness and educate parents about meaningful ways to interact with their children (Becker, 2012; Burger & Landerholm, 1991; Cahill, Joo, & Campana, 2019; Campana et al., 2016; de Vries, 2008; McKechnie, 2006; Mills et al., 2018; Smardo, 1984; Williams, 1998), but it is unclear what, if any, programs are offered for young children and their families through school libraries.

Neurointerventions, Morality, and Children

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Clayton ◽  
Andres Moles
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Moral Enhancement ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Moral Conduct ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
Moral Constraint ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Moral Limits

Is the political community morally permitted to use neurointerventions to improve the moral conduct of children? Putting aside difficult questions concerning the institutionalization of moral enhancement, the authors address this question, first, by arguing that is not, in itself, always morally impermissible for the community to impose neurointerventions on adults. Although certain ideals, such as the ideal of individual autonomy, limit the permissible employment of neurointerventions, they do not generate a moral constraint that always forbids their use. Thereafter, they argue that because young children lack certain moral capacities that adults possess, the moral limits that pertain to the use of neurointerventions to improve their moral behaviour are, in principle, less restrictive than they are for adults.

“Books, physical spaces, rules, people”: A holistic analysis of young Chinese children’s perceptions of public libraries

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062110071
Author(s):  
Pianran Wang ◽  
Jianhua Xu ◽  
Brian W. Sturm ◽  
Qi Kang ◽  
Yingying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Classification Index ◽  
Physical Spaces ◽  
Chinese Public ◽  
Theory Technique

Young children’s perceptions of library services are often ignored when providing library services to this group. In order to reveal young children’s perceptions, grounded theory technique was used to analyze the interview data from 92 young Chinese children. The authors first proposed an integrated model of young children’s perceptions of Chinese public libraries, including the elements of books, physical spaces, rules, and people. Subsequently, the model is compared to the adult experts’ perspectives, revealing that young children could perceive all the experts’ proposed services and functions. Besides, they could perceive rules in libraries. Furthermore, young children were able to convert the abstract library classification index system to perceptible clues. The findings could be used to improve library services to accurately conform to young children’s perspectives.

scholarly journals Disability, Home Physical Environment and Non-Fatal Injuries among Young Children in China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e37766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-ping Zhu ◽  
Xin Xia ◽  
Hui-yun Xiang ◽  
Chuan-hua Yu ◽  
Yu-kai Du
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Fatal Injuries

Subtle Alterations of the Physical Environment Can Nudge Young Children to Cheat Less

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhao ◽  
Yi Zheng ◽  
Brian J. Compton ◽  
Wen Qin ◽  
Wenjin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Physical Environment

What Is the Role of the Library?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Subscription Libraries

What do we mean when we say “libraries”? Obviously, there are many different kinds of libraries with a variety of missions: Public libraries, corporate libraries, hospital libraries, subscription libraries, school libraries, and academic libraries all exist to do subtly but significantly different things. Since this...

Investigations on developing a key for identification of elite nutmeg tree

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
H.C. Vikram ◽  
N. Mini Raj ◽  
S. Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Quantitative Characters ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Almost All ◽  
G Ratio ◽  
Key Characters ◽  
The Ideal

<p>Nutmeg (<em>Myristica fragrans </em>Houtt.) is unique among tree spices, as the donor of two distinct spices; nutmeg and mace. Yield is a complex phenomenon in nutmeg. Fruit yield per tree is the targeted quantitative parameter which is dependent on several other yield related components. Hence, an attempt was made towards identification of an elite nutmeg tree using desirable characteristics which are easily measurable and recognizable. Forty six morphotypes of nutmeg selected from core collections in the Chalakudy river basin in Kerala in the age group of 15 years formed the material for study. These samples of nutmeg represented almost all nutmeg growing tracts of Kerala. The accessions were evaluated based on 51 qualitative and 38 quantitative characteristics and grouped based on similarities. Thirteen key quantitative characters were selected based on their impact on yield as well as commercial importance.The qualitative clusters were ranked based on relative best performance of the perceived key characters. Database was generated for the key characters and from this database, plausible value of each character was predicted. Accordingly, an elite nutmeg tree may be characterized as having the ideal characteristics with approximate values <em>viz</em>. tree height (8 m), canopy spread (E-W: 7 m, N-S: 8 m), number of flowers (6 per 10 cm2), fruit set percentage (37), number of fruits m-2 (19), fruit weight (81 g), thickness of pericarp (14 mm), dry mace weight (2 g), dry nut weight (10 g), kernel weight (7 g), ratio of nut to mace (6.6) and number of fruits per tree (3342). It is a simple key involving characters which are measurable and recognizable at the farmer level.</p>

scholarly journals Carnegie Revitalisation of Public Libraries in Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Baffour-Awuah
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
School Library ◽  
Public Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Carnegie Corporation ◽  
Library Development ◽  
The Impact

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has embarked on a revitalisation programme of some African public libraries. The Corporation has made grants to those public library systems targeting previously disadvantaged communities. Those aspects of the programmes that the grantees have drawn up which could impact school library development in the recipient countries are highlighted here. The selected public libraries of Botswana, Kenya and five provinces within South Africa, as grantees of revitalisation awards are the objects of focus here. Seven other African countries that have benefited to a relatively lesser extent are mentioned as issues emerge that relate to them. Suggestions are made as to the impact some of these public library programmes could make on school libraries and school pupils.

scholarly journals Shaking up story time

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Bartlomiej A. Lenart ◽  
Carla J. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Philosophy For Children ◽  
Story Time ◽  
Library Programming ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Ideal

While the Philosophy for Children (P4C) method has been adopted within classrooms by individual teachers and into some school systems by schoolboards, public and school libraries, the ideal users of this sort of programming, have been slow to recognise the benefits of this didactic methodology. This is particularly surprising given that the P4C method integrates perfectly with traditional story-time orientated programming. Not only is the integration of P4C into story-time sessions virtually seamless (as it does not aim to replace, but rather strives to enhance story-telling), but it might also help reinvigorate a well-established feature of library programming with an aim to develop 21st-century information literacy competencies. This paper examines the case for the P4C method, explains the process of integration of the P4C method with traditional story-time, and highlights the potential benefits of incorporating Philosophy for Children in public and school library programming.

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