Providing Ongoing Training and Coaching in Supporting Families

Leadership |Professional Capacity| Ignacio Community Library

For the Ignacio Community Library (CO), a small rural library located within the boundaries of the Southern Ute Reservation, connecting…


Building Collections That Honor Families’ Culture

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…


Building Collections Based on Families’ Interests

Engagement | Raise Up | Milbridge Public Library

Milbridge is a small coastal town in rural Maine that in recent years has seen a growing Latino migrant labor population. Although families knew that the Milbridge…


Promoting Kindergarten Readiness and Registration

Engagement | Reinforce | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (PA) works in partnership with Ready Freddy, a program from the University of Pittsburgh that brings together Pittsburgh Public…


Finding Sponsors

Leadership | Secure Resources | New Orleans Public Library

The New Orleans Public Library (LA) has been creative about securing supplemental funding for its family engagement programs.

Living IDEABOOK
Living IDEABOOK
IDEABOOK profiles the innovative ways libraries support families in promoting children's learning & family engagement. This living, online publication serves as a learning hub of ideas for families, librarians, & practitioners. Download PLA & GFRP IDEABOOK: bit.ly/GFRPIDEABOOK
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