Library Work with Children

"Library Work with Children" by Alice Isabel Hazeltine is a historical compilation of essays and speeches about creating library services for young people in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Authored around the start of the 20th century, the book explores the history of how libraries started to focus on kids, featuring key figures like Caroline Hewins, who helped shape how libraries work with children. Instead of being a step-by-step guide, the collection reveals the evolution of ideas and real-world methods about how libraries can inspire children to love reading. It covers how libraries grew to be welcoming places for kids, and how librarians learned to connect with young readers so as to help them develop good reading habits. Overall, the book shows how libraries aimed to use books to grow children's minds in the early days of children's library services.