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Hello fellow librarians!

I am a graduate student in my last semester within the LIS program at UNCG. I am in the middle of a project to create change within the library or society that would benefit patrons/community. If you have time, I would love some opinions about the program I am developing.

For my project, my goal is to provide assistance to student parents who are pursuing a degree online. Not all parents have friends/family that are willing to watch their children while they attend class or complete their assignments. To solve this, I have created a program where student parents can come in to the library, use library resources to attend their class or complete assignments, while their child is being watched in another room within the library. To accomplish this, I would partner with a babysitting/nannying service to have qualified childcare workers watch the children. The nannies/babysitters would also work with a children's librarian to come up with a program for their children to learn while they are in the library. The program would focus on literacy, critical thinking, and other skills.

Not only would this help student parents by giving them dedicated time to focus on their studies, but it also creates a lifelong learning environment for the child as well. The nannies/babysitters also benefit from this program because they be able to learn how to teach children different skills which will stand out for them in future job prospects.

For the purpose of this project/program, I imagine the program would be 1.5-2 hours long and there would be a limit to how many parents/children would be able to participate. This is all hypothetical but I would appreciate any question or feedback you may have concerning the design of the program.

Do you see any value in this? Do you think this would be beneficial to families and their future success?

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Hello fellow students!

I am a graduate student in my last semester within the LIS program at UNCG. I am in the middle of a project to create change within the library or society that would benefit patrons/community. If you have time, I would love some opinions about the program I am developing.

For my project, my goal is to provide assistance to student parents who are pursuing a degree online. Not all parents have friends/family that are willing to watch their children while they attend class or complete their assignments. To solve this, I have created a program where student parents can come in to the library, use library resources to attend their class or complete assignments, while their child is being watched in another room within the library. To accomplish this, I would partner with a babysitting/nannying service to have qualified childcare workers watch the children. The nannies/babysitters would also work with a children's librarian to come up with a program for their children to learn while they are in the library. The program would focus on literacy, critical thinking, and other skills.

Not only would this help student parents by giving them dedicated time to focus on their studies, but it also creates a lifelong learning environment for the child as well. The nannies/babysitters also benefit from this program because they be able to learn how to teach children different skills which will stand out for them in future job prospects.

For the purpose of this project/program, I imagine the program would be 1.5-2 hours long and there would be a limit to how many parents/children would be able to participate. This is all hypothetical but I would appreciate any question or feedback you may have concerning the design of the program.

Do you see any value in this? Do you think this would be beneficial to families and their future success?

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Hello fellow librarians!

I am a graduate student in my last semester within the LIS program at UNCG. I am in the middle of a project to create change within the library or society that would benefit patrons/community. If you have time, I would love some opinions about the program I am developing.

For my project, my goal is to provide assistance to student parents who are pursuing a degree online. Not all parents have friends/family that are willing to watch their children while they attend class or complete their assignments. To solve this, I have created a program where student parents can come in to the library, use library resources to attend their class or complete assignments, while their child is being watched in another room within the library. To accomplish this, I would partner with a babysitting/nannying service to have qualified childcare workers volunteer to watch the children. The nannies/babysitters would also work with a children's librarian to come up with a program for the children to learn while they are in the library. The program would focus on literacy, critical thinking, and other skills.

Not only would this help student parents by giving them dedicated time to focus on their studies, but it also creates a lifelong learning environment for the child as well. The nannies/babysitters also benefit from this program because they'll be able to learn how to teach children different skills which will stand out for them in future job prospects.

For the purpose of this project/program, I imagine the program would be 1.5-2 hours long and there would be a limit to how many parents/children would be able to participate. This is all hypothetical but I would appreciate any question or feedback you may have concerning the design of the program.

Do you see any value in this? Do you think this would be beneficial to families and their future success?

Thank you for taking the time to read this!