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“Is This the Liberry?”

“Is This the Liberry?” JACCH PAGE 77 by Marcella F. Anderson A sober-faced child walks in through the open funds? What are the opportunities for raising money library door, trailing her bathrobe hem and tugging for the specific purpose of starting a library? her IV pole beside her. “Is this the liberry?” she asks, Building the Collection finally smiling at the sight of all the books. Setting up a library in a pediatric hospital or You won’t be involved long before you discover division is a process of trial and error, of learning that book donations are frequent and generous. In all books are usually accepted. Later, over time how to serve the special needs of the the beginning, hospitalized patient. As the volunteer or paid some must be rejected or weeded out. Rummage librarian gains in experience, she or he grows in the sales and bazaars are grateful recipients of the capacity to ascertain and understand childrens’ rejects. It is surprising how a book-loaded cart set illnesses and disabilities and the frequent physical out in the corridor and labeled “free books” is limitations to outside interests and reading abilities. emptied in four hours by patients, parents, and staff. The librarian also may http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals Taylor & Francis

“Is This the Liberry?”

Abstract

JACCH PAGE 77 by Marcella F. Anderson A sober-faced child walks in through the open funds? What are the opportunities for raising money library door, trailing her bathrobe hem and tugging for the specific purpose of starting a library? her IV pole beside her. “Is this the liberry?” she asks, Building the Collection finally smiling at the sight of all the books. Setting up a library in a pediatric hospital or You won’t be involved long before you discover division is a...
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Taylor & Francis
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0145-3351
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10.1080/02739618109450690
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JACCH PAGE 77 by Marcella F. Anderson A sober-faced child walks in through the open funds? What are the opportunities for raising money library door, trailing her bathrobe hem and tugging for the specific purpose of starting a library? her IV pole beside her. “Is this the liberry?” she asks, Building the Collection finally smiling at the sight of all the books. Setting up a library in a pediatric hospital or You won’t be involved long before you discover division is a process of trial and error, of learning that book donations are frequent and generous. In all books are usually accepted. Later, over time how to serve the special needs of the the beginning, hospitalized patient. As the volunteer or paid some must be rejected or weeded out. Rummage librarian gains in experience, she or he grows in the sales and bazaars are grateful recipients of the capacity to ascertain and understand childrens’ rejects. It is surprising how a book-loaded cart set illnesses and disabilities and the frequent physical out in the corridor and labeled “free books” is limitations to outside interests and reading abilities. emptied in four hours by patients, parents, and staff. The librarian also may

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Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in HospitalsTaylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1981

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