Simple Positive Play at the Library

Jennifer Ilardi

doi:10.5771/9781538172964

Simple Positive Play at the Library

Published 2023

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538172964
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-7294-0
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-7296-4
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Simple Positive Play at the Library is about making creative, playful, and educational resources more accessible to young people and their families. Here is a story about the formation of the small non-profit organization Simple Positive Play in the driveway of a small town and its progress to operating in a building in Ferguson, Missouri. The theories that fuel its continued growth. The organization is inspired by libraries and the concept that youth public library workers can work with the community to design services.

Simple, positive play, as a concept, is about analyzing the resources available and using them to move an idea forward in manageable ways. The next step is to reflect upon those experiences in order to find small ways to improve the product or service with the input of users and stakeholders. Ways to do this include engaging in participatory design, engaging in the design thinking process and facilitating open-ended play experience. Beyond implementing programs, it is equally important to assess the impact these experiences provide for the community and share stories of successes and perceived failures.

The book:

Explores the nuance of the work done by youth public library workers
Considers a more participatory approach to designing library services
Encourages readers to recognize the benefits of open-ended exploration

The thousands of public libraries located throughout the United States are learning establishments embedded in communities. The focus on youth services looks different in each location and the professionals providing these services are just as eclectic. This book promotes the collaborative process inherent in providing quality youth services within a community and will prove to be insightful for current and future library professionals, in addition to families, community leaders, and educators.

Schlagworte

Elementary school librarianship Active learning Children’s librarianship Children’s library services Children’s programming

Keywords

play

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i–xvi Preface i–xvi
- Contents
- Introduction
1–10 1. A Look at Youth Services in Public Libraries 1–10
11–22 2. Philosophy of Play 11–22
23–32 3. Promoting Open-Ended Play 23–32
33–38 4. Structured and Unstructured Learning Environments 33–38
39–48 5. Participatory Design 39–48
49–60 6. Design Thinking 49–60
61–72 7. Collaboration 61–72
73–80 8. Playwork 73–80
81–88 9. The Importance of Stakeholders 81–88
89–98 10. Assessment and Impact 89–98
99–110 11. A Simple Look at Programming 99–110
111–116 12. The Continuing Evolution of Simple Positive Play 111–116
117–122 Appendix: Photo Album of an Evolving Space 117–122
123–126 Bibliography 123–126
127–128 Index 127–128
129–130 About the Author 129–130

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8. Playwork S. 73-80
„... librarian services to children created by the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), which is ...” „... ). http://www.freeplaynet-work.org.uk/pubs/bestplay.pdf. 5. Association for Library Services to Children, “Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in ...” „... . https://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/alsccorecomps. 6. Association for Library Services to Children, “Competencies for Librarians Service Children in ...”
9. The Importance of Stakeholders S. 81-88
„... of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)1 differentiates between primary and ...” „... participants when developing library space, collection, programs, and services.The “Institutional Focus Areas”3 ...” „... services.The Ferguson Municipal Library is located less than a mile away from where Simple Positive Play ...”
7. Collaboration S. 61-72
„... Services Department at the main, centralized library or headquarters location would send out communication ...” „... to a list of schools and childcare facilities in the library system’s service area. The letter or ...” „... complicated. The service area for my library included schools and childcare facilities within a physical ...”
1. A Look at Youth Services in Public Libraries S. 1-10
„... dissertation titled “The Genesis of Children’s Library Services in the American Public Library 1876–1906”11 ...” „... Association for Library Services to Children and the Young Adult Library Services Association, other ...” „... global library field.”14 In June 2018, IFLA’s Library Services to Children and Young Adults sec-tion ...”
5. Participatory Design S. 39-48
„... 395Participatory DesignWhen I first started as a youth services specialist, the library system was ...” „... beginning to make significant changes to the spaces and services for library patrons. I mentioned in the ...” „... , customer service, and programming, but this was my first time doing all of it in a library setting.The ...”
Bibliography S. 123-126
„... . https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues. Association for Library Services to Children. “Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in ...” „... , Sara Innis. “Library Service to Children and Young People.” Library Trends 25, no. 1, (1976): 329–60 ...” „... for Library Services to Children Ages 0–18, 2nd ed. Netherlands: IFLA Library Services to Children and ...”
6. Design Thinking S. 49-60
„... Thinking 51laborate with other students for presentations at the Young Adult Library Ser-vices Association ...” „... youth services specialist/librarian at work.I’ve mentioned that the library I was working at was ...” „... chil-dren. The Louisiana Public Library hosted some programs for young people, but there wasn’t a dedicated ...”
11. A Simple Look at Programming S. 99-110
„... programming and services. Before I was hired, the duties of programming for youth were met by library ...” „... Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a grant to the American Library Association to develop a ...” „... library program is an “intentional service or event in a social setting, developed proactively to meet the ...”
Preface S. i-xvi
„... any special story times, programs, or events at the library. The children’s area was downstairs, and ...” „... County Library system has Introduction xitwenty branches and hiring dedicated youth services staff at ...” „... . The library system offered a staff collection of books to study regarding youth and teen services best ...”
10. Assessment and Impact S. 89-98
„... programs. The library system had a collection of round robots called Spheros in the youth services ...” „... it would be possible. This youth services collection was housed at the headquarters library located ...” „... communicating how library services and programs provide an asset to the community. Providing evidence of your ...”
2. Philosophy of Play S. 11-22
„... incorporation of library services to promote an engaged and informed community.In the introduction of her book ...” „... for children.It is possible that some youth public library staff may share similar senti-ments about ...” „... engage with information can contribute to the quality of library programs, services, and spaces for young ...”
Index S. 127-128
„... 127Indexadventure playgrounds, 74ALSC; See Association of Library Services to Children ...” „... American Library Association (ALA), 2–3, 67, 74, 99Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), 3, 27, 74 ...” „... , 19HOMAGO, 40Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), xiv, 42, 99International Federation of ...”
3. Promoting Open-Ended Play S. 23-32
„... , the PLA and the American Library Ser-vices to Children (ALSC) developed the ECRR initiative by ...” „... for work-ing together in more open-ended ways. Effective facilitation of programs that allow children ...” „... “How NOT to Cheat Children”3 that people often categorize themselves as being unable to be creative or ...”
4. Structured and Unstructured Learning Environments S. 33-38
„... . Community organizations like Simple Positive Play and the public library provide a service that helps young ...” „... sleep at night, and how we’re going to afford the roof over our heads. School-aged children in ...” „... to reduce the spread of the virus. Some school-aged children started virtual schooling while parents ...”
12. The Continuing Evolution of Simple Positive Play S. 111-116
„... with the different components of youth services in public libraries. Library service for young people ...” „... promoting the same type of connectedness I feel the library represents.The library represents connectedness ...” „... in numerous ways. The resources that are available within a public library are there for the ...”