A Child of Books: Building Little Free Libraries with Student Partners in Teaching and Learning

Presenter Information

Hayley Hoffman, University of Kentucky

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

The lack of equitable access to books for children has a lifelong impact on their literacy development. Pop-up libraries, such as the popular Little Free Libraries, are intended to address this divide by providing access to books year-round. Drawing from the author’s previous experience with the project, this essay explores the ways in which building a Little Free Library as a class can allow students at various grade levels to act as partners in teaching and learning.

Author Biography

Hayley Hoffman is a Ph.D. student in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky, where she studies instructional communication. She earned a B.A. in English from Centre College and an M.A. in Communication from the University of Kentucky. Her work has been published in print in The Carolinas Communication Annual and It Works for Me with High-Impact Practices and online by the National Communication Association and In Media Res.

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