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Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries

A Handbook and Programming Guide
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 2013

Summary

Gough, Feehan, and Lyons have taken everything learned from their research on developing GrandFamily Resource Collections and leading grandfamily programming in several states and put it in this easy to use guide.

They share the successes and failures of existing programs so other librarians can hit the ground running rather than trudge through a time-consuming and costly period of trial-and-error. It’s a lot more efficient to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to make your own.

The target population, grandfamilies, and most specifically, grandparents raising grandchildren have become a statistically-significant group worthy of attention in many communities but library practitioners may not have explored further due to a lack of resources and money.

Special features include:

  • List of Web resources (government agencies, support groups, etc.)

  • List of grants and funding opportunities

  • Sample grant applications

  • List of possible community partners for the library

  • Sample surveys or some tactic for getting to know the needs of one’s target population

  • Sample marketing plans

  • Sample promotional materials

  • Sample activity sheets

  • Sample release forms, etc.

With this practical and comprehensive guide, your library will be ready to jumpstart or easily expand a stellar program for the grandfamilies in your community.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-8763-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-8764-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
148
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Preface No access
    3. Acknowledgments No access
    4. Introduction No access
  1. Chapter 1. Grandfamilies: Understanding the Issue No access Pages 1 - 18
  2. Chapter 2. Benefits of Having a Grandfamily Resource Center No access Pages 19 - 26
  3. Chapter 3. Challenges of Developing a Grandfamily Resource Center No access Pages 27 - 34
  4. Chapter 4. D-I-Y No access Pages 35 - 70
  5. Chapter 5. Model Programs No access Pages 71 - 94
  6. Chapter 6. Parting Words No access Pages 95 - 98
  7. Appendix A: Grandfamily Resource Center Bibliography: Resources for Grandfamilies No access Pages 99 - 120
  8. Appendix B: Planning and Curriculum Resources No access Pages 121 - 124
  9. Appendix C: Online Resources No access Pages 125 - 132
  10. Appendix D: Promotion and Publicity Resources No access Pages 133 - 140
  11. Index No access Pages 141 - 144
  12. About the Authors No access Pages 145 - 148

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