Unattended Children in Libraries

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This page lists both print and online resources concerning unattended children -- also known as "latchkey children" -- in libraries.

Policies and guidelines

Speak with your state library for assistance in crafting a policy on unattended children. Check the Sources of Sample Policies page to see if your state is already listed there.

See the ALA publication, Unattended Children in the Public Library: A Resource Guide

See the LibraryLaw.com web site by Mary Minow:

Use this link to see the results of an Advanced Search on Google for latchkey or unattended children in libraries. Most results are existing policies.

Articles and reports

(reverse chronological order; most recent stories first)

Unattended Children Will Be Given an Espresso and a Free Puppy
December 15, 2005 Library Journal report on the popular online photograph

The Poor and the Public Library (PDF) by John Bernardi
(See page 15 of the 68-page PDF)
Article within the Perspectives column titled "Library Services in Low-Income Urban Communities" by Hampton (Skip) Auld
November/December 2005 issue of Public Libraries, the official journal of ALA's Public Library Association (PLA, a division of ALA)

New Lenox Public Library Sets Rules for Unattended Children (PDF)
(See page 21 of the 32-page PDF)
April 2005 issue of ILA (Illinois Library Association) Reporter

The challenge of unattended children in the public library by Julie Arrighetti
Freely available full-text article; originally appeared in "Reference Services Review" journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2001
Also available as an Adobe Reader PDF document

Serving Latchkey Children by Frances Smardo Dowd
February 8, 1999 at Connect for Kids

Latch-Key Children in the Public Library by Carol J. McMichael
February 5, 1999 at Connect for Kids

Library Latchkey Children by Frances Smardo Dowd
1992 ERIC Educational Reports via FindArticles.com
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