What is storytime good for and what makes storytime good? A survey of public library directors

Maria Cahill; Soohyung Joo; Mary Howard; Janet Ingraham Dwyer; Krista King-Oaks; Beth Yates

doi:10.1177/0961000619898224

What is storytime good for and what makes storytime good? A survey of public library directors

Maria Cahill, Soohyung Joo, Mary Howard, Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Krista King-Oaks, Beth Yates

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This article reports on the findings from a nationwide survey designed to investigate the perceptions of public library directors with regard to storytime programs. The results indicate that public library directors identify a number of reasons why storytime is important; prime among those are for encouraging children’s enjoyment of books, promoting children’s early literacy skills, and attracting patrons who might otherwise not participate in library services. The findings suggest that public library directors do not fully recognize how storytime programs might contribute to school readiness. Further, differences in library inputs to support storytime point to disparities based on library size. The implications for practice, education, and research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1000-1014
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619898224
State	Published - Dec 1 2020

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-96-17-0199-17).

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Institute of Museum and Library Services	LG-96-17-0199-17

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Public library
children’s library programs
library programs
public library director
storytime programs
survey

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