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Anderson MF. 1991. Hospitalized children and books: A guide for librarians, families, and caregivers. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, NJ: Medical Library Association and Scarecrow Press, 154 pp.

Annotation: This book provides information about the operation, programming, and goals of a library in a pediatric setting. The second edition includes guidelines for serving an increasingly large number of preschool-age, technology-dependent, and chronically ill children. Services discussed include story hours, read-aloud times, book carts, bibliotherapy, poetry writing, a family health resource center, and community outreach. Lists of books for children and of books and other resources for adults are included.

Keywords: Bibliotherapy, Children, Children's literature, Coping, Health sciences libraries, Hospitalization, Reading

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