Summary: | The article shows the influence that methods of working with children in children’s libraries have on the development of reading. It explains the term ‘library for children’ (children's library). It outlines the shape of children’s library development, the evolution of work with readers and of methods applied over the years. It presents a typology of methods of working with the reader. Further, selected methods are discussed: competitions, reading aloud, and actions and events in the library. The article describes examples of specific forms of work with the reader using these methods, for example: "In the world of Marty Fox’s novels" and "In the land of fantasy," Nowa Huta Read-Aloud Day, a readership action: "I am reading in the Library" and Literary Picnics organized in Plock.
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