Book Review: Creating and Managing the Full-Service Homework Center

Abstract

This updated edition of Mediavilla’s <em>Creating the Full-Service Homework Center in Your Library</em> shares ideas, policies, budgeting, and assessment suggestions for homework help services for young people. The text is divided into short chapters full of both well-documented research and sensible practical examples of homework centers in action. “Talking Points” scattered throughout offer workable tips on employing the provided suggestions and share examples of successful implementations. The book begins with a discussion of reasons to open a homework center. While some children need serious academic help, some simply need a safe place to spend their after-school time, and others just need some positive interaction with an elder.