Envisioning a Twenty-First Century Children’s Library
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https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n1.29Abstract
Most children born today will still be alive when the twenty-second century dawns—along with about eleven billion other people—and it’s vital that the twenty-first century is dedicated to making sure that they’re ready. Libraries play a critical role in that preparation and that nurturing already happens every day in children’s libraries around the globe. Indeed, it is the core purpose of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to “create a better future for children through libraries” and that very future is what the thousands of members of ALSC, and every single person serving children in libraries worldwide, are moving toward together.References
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