Informed by the child study and kindergarten movements, late nineteenth-century US librarians responsible for managing children’s rooms believed that their services should include resources that promoted tactile and creative learning. Supported by interdisciplinary scrutiny of child development and children’s living conditions, these librarians supplied a variety of toys, games, and illustrative matter in order to provide young library users with engaging, informative resources. Matched by creative programming that recognized children’s inclination to do and make, as well as read, this trend was quashed as library leaders sought consistency in the resources and services provided throughout the public library.

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儿童的统治：游戏和玩具在美国公共图书馆中的作用，1876-1925

受儿童研究和幼儿园运动的影响，19 世纪后期负责管理儿童房间的美国图书馆员认为，他们的服务应该包括促进触觉和创造性学习的资源。在对儿童发展和儿童生活条件的跨学科审查的支持下，这些图书馆员提供了各种玩具、游戏和说明性材料，以便为年轻的图书馆用户提供引人入胜的信息资源。与识别儿童做、做和阅读倾向的创造性节目相匹配，随着图书馆领导者寻求在整个公共图书馆提供的资源和服务的一致性，这种趋势被压制。