Study Guide

Objective

After the course the student knows what the Finnish children's librarian does today and has done earlier. S/he is able to tell about the future of children's and youth library work. The student is able to choose suitable activities in children's and youth department in the public library. (S)he is able to name the important organizations that co-operate with children´s and youth library.

Content

- The collections and material types of children's department in the public library
- The activities of children's and youth department: story hours, booktalk, information skills instruction, media education
- Toddlers, children and youth as customers
-User generated library services for children and young adults
- The co-operation between library, schools and day care centres
- The history of children's libraries

Materials

Will be informed in the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures, groupwork, assignments, practical training and exams.

Employer connections

The course includes practical training of booktalk and storyhours.

Exam schedules

Will be informed in the beginning of the course.

Student workload

Workload of the course is 130 h of which contact lessons or lectures online 30 h, group work 15 h, practical training 5 h and independent work 70 h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1-2)
The student is able to tell the most important tasks of the work of the childrens' and youth department in a public library. S/he is able to choose and propose the right materials for the children and youth of different ages. The student is able to identify the important organizations of co-operation and s/he is able to tell what kind of co-operation is done. The student is able to name some methods to participate children and young adults in planning and implementing library services for them.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3-4)
The student is able to analyse the tasks of childrens' and youth department in a public library. S/he is able to choose and propose in many ways the right materials for the children and youth of different ages. The student is able to identify the important organizations of co-operation and s/he is able to tell what kind of co-operation is done. S/he is able to tell some new possibilities of co-operation. The student is able to compare methods to participate children and young adults in planning and implementing library services for them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
The student is able to tell a diversified analyse of the tasks and the future of childrens' and youth department in a public library and also as apart of society. S/he is able to choose and propose in many ways the right materials for the children and youth of different ages. The student is able to identify the important organizations of co-operation and s/he is able to tell what kind of co-operation is done. S/he is able to tell some new possibilities of co-operation. The student is able to develope new methods to participate children and young adults in planning and implementing library services for them.

Assessment methods and criteria

Self- assessing lecturer's assessment (assignments, practises, activity in discussions and groupwork).

Qualifications

It is recommended that the student has passed the course Children's and youth literature.