I must confess that I came to this institute expecting dry dissertations
on the ivory-tower level that would have a sedative effect on me in
short, an opportunity to rest my weary director bones and catch up on
a little napping. What a rude awakening! The speakers, participants and
agenda have kept me interested and alert perhaps because they were
reinforcing my beliefs.
Peggy Sullivan began by asking if children's librarians are sure that
they have goals for public library service for children. A good question
and after three days, there has been no answer. Or, if the goals exist, you
surely don't know how to state them. Bernard Spodek made the point
that libraries are not schools, but are arenas for mental action. Keep this
in mind: libraries are not a replacement for formal education. George
Canney reinforced this premise by emphasizing that librarians do not
teach reading.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Allerton Park Institute (23rd : 1977)
ISSN
0536-4604
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
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