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say that a babysitter or preschool representative is as likely to bring preschoolers to the library as parents are, suggesting that many people consider a visit to the library to be an important part of a preschooler’s week. The number of preschools regularly visiting libraries varies throughout the state. Most libraries (58%) said that fewer than five preschools are frequent visitors each year. Only 16% have five to 10 preschools routinely visiting; 18% count more than 10 preschools among their frequent visitors (see Figure 12). These figures vary according to library size. Seventy percent of the small libraries and 61% of the medium libraries receive regular visits from fewer than five preschools throughout the year; the larger libraries have more preschools coming in on a regular basis. For larger libraries, 36% received regular visits from fewer than five preschools; 40% counted five to 10 preschools as regular visitors, and 17% had more than 10 preschools visiting consistently. ________________________________________________________________________ The Role of Public Libraries in Children’s Literacy Development, Celano and Neuman p. 29
Program length/frequency . The amount of time libraries devote to preschool programming is fairly consistent across all libraries. Most libraries provide preschoolers with 30 to 60 minutes of programming a week (see Figure 13). Only 5% averaged less than 30 minutes and 4% offered more than one hour. The number of story hours was also consistent throughout the state. Most libraries surveyed (74%) offer fewer than five story hours a week (see Figure 14). Another 14% reported holding six to 10 story hours a week for preschoolers. Only 3% of libraries surveyed said they hold more than 10 story hours each week. ________________________________________________________________________ The Role of Public Libraries in Children’s Literacy Development, Celano and Neuman p. 30
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Page 4 and 5: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The public librar
Page 6 and 7: INTRODUCTION Although often taken f
Page 8 and 9: LITERATURE REVIEW A survey of recen
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Page 42 and 43: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY Although library
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Page 48 and 49: CONCLUSION As this evaluation sugge
Page 50 and 51: REFERENCES American Library Associa
Page 52 and 53: Appendix 1 SURVEY INSTRUMENT Dear _
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