Public Libraries as Centers for Play: A Survey and Case Examples

Autor/inn/en	Gray, Peter; Solomon, Autumn Erdahl; Tatgenhorst, Leah
Titel	Public Libraries as Centers for Play: A Survey and Case Examples
Quelle	In: American Journal of Play, 14 (2022) 2, S.131-148 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-0399
Schlagwörter	Public Libraries; Play; Library Role; Surveys; Supervision; Library Services; Children; Adolescents; Texas (Austin); Wisconsin (Madison); Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Spiel; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bibliotheksarbeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	The authors surveyed public libraries to learn about the opportunities for play they offered and children's freedom to engage in such play without adult supervision. The authors conclude that, in recent years, public libraries in the United States have increasingly created spaces and programs enabling free play for children and teens. These include "maker spaces" (for constructive play), playrooms with toys and games for young children, and rooms where teens can socialize and play games. The authors describe the survey results and three especially successful library play programs in detail. These results, they conclude, illustrate how librarians have welcomed children and enabled free play in the library through policies of nonintervention and by emphasizing nonintervention by care givers who might otherwise intervene in such play. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01