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- Description
- Table of Contents
- About the author
This practical guide is essential for librarians who seek to better understand and support children and young people in care.
Drawing on the experience of library staff and young people, Vincent's book presents an essential guide to how libraries can best support children and young people in care. Exploring practices that have proved beneficial and effective, and explaining why, this book will provide readers with suggestions on developing good practice. Chapters cover
- the support libraries have provided in the past;
- how libraries are responding today; and
- case studies that draw on the experience of individuals abroad.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Definitions and Scope of the Book
Chapter 2: A Brief Introduction to the Social Policy Background
Chapter 3: What have Libraries provided in the past?
Chapter 4: What Barriers are there to the take-up of Library Services by Careexperienced
Children and Young People and their Carers, and how can we
begin to dismantle these?
Chapter 5: How are Libraries responding today?
Chapter 6: What can we learn from elsewhere?
Conclusions – and what more can we do?
Appendix 1: More Information about the Care System
Appendix 2: ‘Right to Read’ and other PHF-supported initiatives
References
Index