Böcker av Catherine Sheldrick Ross

Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools. Reading is more important than it has ever been-recent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact.

Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a look at the unique relationship between each text and the individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and even life-changing reading experience.

The authors assert that the library plays a vital role in the life of a reader from early childhood to adulthood, and provides a cogent case for making reading a priority in the library. It also offers powerful evidence supporting the importance of libraries' fiction and other pleasure-reading collections, and readers' advisory services.