Family Place has formed an exciting new partnership with the National Center for Learning Disabilities revolving around their Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) initiative. Over the next two years four training sessions specially designed for Family Place staff will be held throughout the country. For more information and to register, click here!

Family Place Training Institute

The four-day Family Place Training Institute provides theoretical grounding in family centered library services and practical training in the core components of Family Place. The Family Place Training Institute prepares participants to implement the initiative locally and provides a vehicle for librarians to share experiences and effective practices with other Family Place librarians throughout the United States. Topics covered include:

Serving families and children through partnerships
Infant brain development
Child development
Emergent literacy
Parent education
Space design

Collection development
The Parent/Child Workshop
Assets and needs Assessment
Community Outreach
Coalition building
Documentation & Evaluation

All participants receive a Training Manual, relevant articles and books, and practical materials and information to help implement the Family Place Libraries Initiative. Beyond the training, Family Place Libraries staff provide four years of technical assistance to all participating sites.