This paper surveys library provision for children and young people, and concludes that public libraries need to tackle social exclusion as their main purpose.
Open to all? Working Papers no.8 (1999, published by Resource, 2000).
Public libraries, children and young people and social exclusion (.pdf – 150kb)
“This chart shows the ‘journey’ that library services can take, from providing very little, if any, services to looked-after children
New toolkit from The Reading Agency and Libraries Connected: “Coordinated by Place2Be, this year Children’s Mental Health Week will be 6-12 February 2023.
Written by Barbara Band, this new “Key Issues” booklet (no.10 in the series) looks at the importance of diversity and inclusion: “A
