Abstract
Public libraries play fundamental roles in providing children and young people with free and open access to knowledge, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Toddlers come for story times, teachers and day care providers bring groups of children to find books and information, to be instructed in information literacy skills, and to hear stories. School children drop in for after-school programming or homework assistance. Hence the role of public libraries in the life of children and young people cannot be overemphasized. This paper focuses on different innovative services and programmes in public libraries for young people in the digital age; library services for children and young people and strategies for effective library service delivery. It concludes by recommending that Public Library should make a concerted effort to improve its collections, resources and services in other to meet the ever increasing need of children and young people. Keywords: Public Library, Library use, Library Services, Children and Young people.
Highlights
Information is power and its importance to the success of every aspiring individual cannot be underestimated
Jaccarino (2009) rightly noted that, for Developing effective library services for children and young people in public libraries: a structured review libraries to add to the advancement of knowledge, they must provide resources and ensure that the resources are effectively used
Developmental Needs: Children and young people should be treated with respect, acceptance, and a willingness by the library to validate their choices, even if different to those that the library traditionally offers
Summary
Information is power and its importance to the success of every aspiring individual cannot be underestimated. Valuable information determine to a very large extent one’s success and future development Every person, be it a child, young person or an adult is to be given free access to information. Librarians have a public and professional obligation to ensure that all members of the community they serve have free, equal, and equitable access to the entire range of library resources regardless of content, approach, format, or amount of detail. This principle of library service applies to all users; children and young people as well as adults. Librarians must uphold this principle in order to provide adequate and effective service to them
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