The Living IDEABOOK developed by Global Family Research Project and Public Library Association, is a digital extension of IDEABOOK: Libraries for Families.

The Living IDEABOOK is meant for anyone who works in a library setting — from library directors and…

Support Services| Create Welcoming Spaces| Boston Public Library

As part of the renovation of Boston Public Library’s (MA) children’s reading room, families and librarians envisioned a fun, engaging space for children and for…

The following provides a how-to guide for navigating the Living IDEABOOK.

1.Choose a Category: Every idea in the Living IDEABOOK has been formatted into three research categories in order to better assist libraries in cultivating strong family…

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Leadership | Create Possibility | Dallas Public Library

Engagement | Reach Out | Waukegan Public Library

At Waukegan Public Library (IL), library ambassadors — or promotoras — actively reach out to Latino families in the community. Many of these families had shied…

Leadership | Create Possibility | Cleveland Public Library

With more than half of all children in Cleveland living in poverty, the Cleveland Public Library (OH) has become the center of a movement to make…

Support Services| Update Collections| Richfield Public Library

In 2014, the Richfield Public Library (UT) was among five libraries to receive a Talk Story grant from the American Library Association. Talk Story is an…

Engagement | Reach Out| Rochester Hills Public Library

The Rochester Hills Public Library (MI) serves families from predominantly upper-income homes, yet many families who live outside the center of the suburb are geographically isolated…