Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g56JcVO03899; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:38:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:38:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p04320418b926130d616d@[10.10.175.158]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sarah Beaman-Jones <sbeaman@webster.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1164] Re:Adult learners in libraries X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 672 Lines: 21 > >Libraries seem a fine place for adult learners since they are apart from >schools and seve many in the community. What do others think? > It all depends on the culture of the particular library. Some family literacy programs have taken their clients to the library and were given a distinctly cold shoulder. "Don't let those dirty hands touch my books." Other libraries are warm, welcoming and helpful. Some will reach out and create special collections for groups before they come. It all depends. -- Sarah Beaman-Jones Family Literacy Specialist LIFT-Missouri 500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601 St. Louis, MO 63047 1-800-729-4443 http://lift-missouri.org
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