Kidlink in Libraries

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Young visitors are an impatient crowd. It is tough to make them slow down, spend time, and come back later. Include our services in your offerings to enhance young visitors' experience of your collections by providing a context. Also, use this opportunity to:

develop broader use of the library's collections for kids and youth
work with kids to research resources both in the library's collections and on the Internet that complements what Kidlink offers users of the program. (Who am I?, Where do I live?, What are my rights?, My friends and family, What are my roots?, Virtual Vacation)

By focusing on their possibilities for finding friends in other countries through Kidlink, and develop friendships, you might get their attention.

This approach might also give repeat visits from members of the kids' families. By integrating our services with your library's offerings and features, you may also enhance your role as a resource for local schools: To help enrich students participation in our educational programs. To help when their computer labs are overbooked.

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