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IFLA's Libraries for Children and Young Adult Section published Guidelines for Children's Libraries Services in 2003. The enthusiastic reception of this document, motivated all of the sections of Division III to cooperate in publishing Guidelines for Library Services to Babies and Toddlers in 2007. Research related to the importance of literacy experiences for children from birth to age 3 served as the premise for public libraries in particular, to recognize their ability to provide quality materials, programs and services for this young audience, along with their parents and caregivers. Linking the brain development information with the elements of a lapsit storytime demonstrates the vital role librarians can play in developing literacy skills and "raising readers." The Guidelines themselves are introduced along with the Checklist and Best Practices sections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on the initiatives of Croatian public libraries to offer activities in relation to pre-school children's reading. It stresses the concept of playing activities as the first media of communication between a child and a library. It describes the IGROTEKA and the IGRAONICA programs developed by the Medvescak Public Library in Zagreb, Croatia. The programs' aims include to strengthen reading habits in the family and to increase the quality of life in the local community.