Describes a young girl’s first experience of the children’s room of the New York Public Library. Evokes in an imaginative way the pleasures, satisfactions and companionship children can find in reading. Shows story hours, simple reference work and borrowing routines. Emphasises the child’s freedom of choice and the way in which the library is scaled to their requirements. Narrated by Henry Fonda.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321589
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries and readers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Public libraries
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Aids and devices
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)