Abstract:This article reports on an empirical study of children's librarians' activities supporting the development of literacy among very young children. The theoretical framework stems primarily from a LIS practice-theoretical perspective where literacy is viewed as corporeal practice. The empirical material consists of a transcript from one focus-group interview with seven children's librarians, and field notes from a series of seven documented observations of program sessions at three public libraries in Sweden. A qualitative content analysis was undertaken, and the empirical material was interpreted with an analytical focus on the concepts of literacy activities, embodiment, and literacy practices. The study shows how bodies act as sites of information and communication. Not only the bodies of the librarians but also the bodies of parents and the children acted as central sites, affecting literacy practices during library programs. The librarians express that their engagement in professional practice has resulted in a certain bodily sense for finding the right level of communicating with babies. The librarians have also learned to trust this embodied judgement as part of their professional expertise.

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婴儿，身体和书籍-图书馆员的早期扫盲工作

摘要：本文报道了一项关于儿童图书馆员的活动的实证研究，该活动支持非常年幼的孩子的读写能力的发展。这个理论框架主要来自LIS实践理论的观点，即扫盲被视为有形的实践。经验材料包括对七个儿童图书馆员进行的一次焦点小组访谈的笔录，以及来自瑞典三个公共图书馆对计划会议的七份书面记录的一系列实地考察记录。进行了定性内容分析，并以分析重点放在扫盲活动，体现和扫盲实践的概念上来解释经验材料。该研究表明了身体如何充当信息和交流的场所。不仅图书馆员的尸体，而且父母和孩子的尸体都充当中心场所，影响了图书馆计划期间的识字实践。图书馆员表示，他们从事专业实践对找到与婴儿进行正确交流的某种身体感觉。图书馆员还学会了相信这种体现出来的判断，并将其作为专业知识的一部分。