Building a Constituency for Collections Care: Children, Youth and Families

Introduction Keynote Remarks:       Diane Frankel Fine Arts & Science Art & Conservation American History &       Preservation Library Sciences &       Preservation Archaeology,       American History &       Conservation Practice Museum Practices &       Conservation

Other ideas for educating young users of books: Turn everyone into a bookmaker. Hold a workshop at which children can design and create their own books. Ask children to pretend that they are books. Have them "act out" the proper way to treat books: Do not eat while reading a book; do not spill a drink on a book; do not pull books off the shelf. Encourage them to point out proper behaviors. Participate in National Young Readers Day. Institute your own school- or community-wide reading day.