第45章 VALUES IN LIBRARY WORK WITH CHILDREN

The function of library work with children as a factor in community life is further shown in the following articles.This function includes,in the minds of the writers,a recognition that the chief aim in education is character building;the necessity of the careful selection of books for all classes of children;the understanding of the personal relationship of the child to the library;the development of a sense of ownership on the part of the child;the possibility of being a factor in the assimilation of the foreign element of the population;and the realization that all are workers in a common cause,thus bringing encouragement and inspiration.