Literacy and Reading Programmes for Children and Young People: Case Studies from Around the Globe

Dr. Patrick Lo served as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science, University of Tsukuba in Japan. He earned his Doctor of Education (EdD from the University of Bristol (UK), and has a Master of Arts in Design Management (MA) from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from McGill University (Canada), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Mount Allison University (Canada). He also took part in a one-year academic exchange at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He is efficient in Chinese (both Cantonese and Putonghua), English and German. Dr. Patrick Lo has presented nine monographs and 150 research papers and project reports focusing on librarianship, humanities, and education at different local and international workgroup meetings, seminars, conferences, etc., including in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Turkey, United States, and Sweden, and at institutions including the Library of Congress (US), Austrian National Library (Vienna), University of Vienna, National Library of France (Paris), National Institute of Informatics (Japan), Konrad-Zuse-Center for Information Technology (Berlin), etc. His latest book projects on international comparative librarianship include Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management; Inside the World's Major East Asian Collections: Conversations with the World's Leading East Asian Librarians, Archivists and Museum Curators; World's Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors: Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries; and Conversations with the World's Leading Orchestra and Opera Librarians.

Literacy and Reading Programmes for Children and Young People: Case Studies from Around the Globe presents interviews with over 40 librarians from around the world who tell of their library programs.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction; Children Reference Service: A Brief Examination; Teen Reference Services: A Brief Examination PART 2: ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST (JAPAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, INDIA, QATAR, AUSTRALIA, ZIMBABWE, CONGO, UGANDA, AND WEST AFRICA) 1. Sachiko Kamakura, Shanti Volunteer Association, Japan 2. Yuko Nagano, Services Division, National Diet Library, Japan 3. Wang Dan and Wen Wen, Mobile Children's Library, China and Tiina Herlin, Kone Corporation Centennial Foundation, Finland 4. Huey-Bin Heng, National Library Board, Singapore 5. Neelam Makhijani, Child Fund India 6. Aekta Chanda, Child Fund India Bookmobile Services 7. Akshaya Rautaray and Satabdi Mishra, Traveling Bookstore & Library, India 8. Tamara E. Blesh, Village Library Projects, Tibetan Plateau of Ladakh, India 9. Amal F. Al-Shammari, Qatar National Library 10. Razina Akhter, Bangladesh Shishu (Children) Academy 11. Michelle Swales, State Library of Queensland, Australia 12. Rebecca Henson, State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia 13. Sally Eaton, Broome Public Library, Australia 14. Travis Le Couteur, Mobile Branch Library, Lifestyle and Community, City of Gold Coast, Australia 15. Obadiah Moyo, Zimbabwe Donkey Drawn Library 16. Shannon O'Rourke Kasali, Books for Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo 17. Geoff Goodman and Valeda F. Dent, Rural Village Libraries Research Network, Uganda, Africa 18. Alfred Chidembo, Founder of Aussie Books for Zimbabwe 19. Michael Kevane, Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL), San Jose, California PART 3: FUTURE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS LIBRARIANSHIP AND FINAL CONCLUSION 20. Cecilia P. McGowan, Association for Library Service to Children, USA 21. Jamie Campbell Naidoo, University of Alabama, USA