Editing Library (section)

===Children's libraries===
{{redirect|Children's library|the collection of digitized books|Internet Archive's Children's Library}}
[[File:Kinderbücherei Ludwigsburg.jpg|thumb|Children's library section in the Ludwigsburg City Library]]
Children's libraries are special collections of books intended for juvenile readers and usually kept in separate rooms of general public libraries.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Lars |last1=Aarsgaard|first2=John |last2=Dunne|first3=Kathy |last3=East|first4=Leikny |last4=Haga Indergaard|first5=Susanne |last5=Kruger|first6=Ulga |last6=Maeots|first7=Rita |last7=Schmitt|first8=Ivanka |last8=Stricevic|date=2003|title=The background text to the Guidelines for Children's library services|url=https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/libraries-for-children-and-ya/publications/guidelines-for-childrens-libraries-services_background-en.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2021|website=IFLA|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417175804/https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/libraries-for-children-and-ya/publications/guidelines-for-childrens-libraries-services_background-en.pdf}}</ref> Some children's libraries have entire floors or wings dedicated to them in bigger libraries while smaller ones may have a separate room or area for children. They are an educational agency seeking to acquaint the young with the world's literature and to cultivate a love for reading. Their work supplements that of the public schools.<ref>{{Americana|last=Modell |first=David A. |wstitle=Children's Libraries|inline=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=L.O.|first=Aina|title=Library and Information Science Text for Africa|publisher=Third World Information Services Ltd|year=2004|isbn=9783283618|location=Ibadan, Nigeria|pages=31}}</ref>

Services commonly provided by public libraries may include storytelling sessions for infants, toddlers, preschool children, or after-school programs, all with an intention of developing early literacy skills and a love of books. One of the most popular programs offered in public libraries are summer reading programs for children, families, and adults.<ref>Udomisor, I., Udomisor, E., & Smith, E. (2013). Management of Communication Crisis in a Library and Its Influence on Productivity. In Information and Knowledge Management (Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 13–21)</ref>

Another popular reading program for children is PAWS TO READ or similar programs where children can read to certified therapy dogs. Since animals are a calming influence and there is no judgment, children learn confidence and a love of reading. Many states have these types of programs: parents need simply ask their librarian to see if it is available at their local library.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paws to read|url=https://www.readingpaws.org/READingPaws/Welcome.html|access-date=1 April 2013|archive-date=2 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502172750/http://www.readingpaws.org/READingPaws/Welcome.html|url-status=live}}</ref>