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Part I Foundations and transformations -- When all really means all : creating library programs for children and teens that embrace all types of diversity / Jamie Naidoo -- The power of a story : telling to transform the world / Annette Y. Goldsmith and Michelle H. Martin -- Playing to learn, learning to play : a play and making framework for libraries / Sarah Ward and Sarah A. Evans -- Librarians as media mentors : building media literacy with programming, advisory, and access / Amy Koester and Claudia Haines -- The five-step outcome-based planning and evaluation model for children's and young adult program assessment / Melissa Gross -- Taking the library to unexpected places : outreach and partnerships in youth services / Beth Crist -- The ever-changing library : advocating for impact, value, and purpose / Judy T. Nelson -- Part II Program profiles -- Young children (ages birth to five) -- Early childhood decoded : an introduction to development, sociocultural theory, and early learning / J. Elizabeth Mills, Kathleen Campana, Emily Romeijn-Stout, and Saroj Ghoting -- Prioritizing community, literacy, and equity in programming for children from birth to age five at the Pierce County Library System / Susan Anderson-Newham -- Arapahoe libraries : early literacy all around / Melissa Depper and Lori Romero -- The Free Library of Philadelphia : serving its youngest patrons with a community-minded approach / Sarah Stippich and Christine Caputo -- Cultivating knowing and growing at the Scottsdale Public Library / Marko Whelan -- Intentionality, interactivity, and community in early childhood programming at public libraries : an overview of research / Kathleen Campana and Betsy Diaman-Cohen -- Middle childhood (ages six to twelve) -- Connecting programs to the learning and development of children ages six to twelve / R. Lynn Baker -- Middle children is not middle of the road : developing exemplary services and practices for six- to ten-year-olds at the Chicago Public Library / Elizabeth McChesney -- A collaborative approach to equitable STEM programming at San Francisco Public Library / Cristina Mitra -- Middle childhood matters at Toronto Public Library / Diane Banks and Peggy Thomas -- The dream team : the library as a partner in literacy and learning for children ages six to twelve - related research / John Marino -- Part III -- Teens (ages thirteen and up) -- Why teens need the library and the library needs teens / Sarah A. Evans -- Empowering teens to build their own futures at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh / Corey Wittig and Kelly Rottmund -- Teens at the helm : teen-driven programming at the Olympia Timberland Library / Sara White -- A vision for an innovative new teen space : Boston Public Library Teen Central / Jess Snow, Ally Dowds, and Catherine Halpin -- Co-constructing leadership : the (r)evolution of discussion-based programming / Gabbie Barnes -- Teens and public libraries : an annotated bibligraphy of the research / Denise Agosto -- Conclusion: Putting this all together |