Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Aging–Children’s Booklist
Source: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and George Washington University’s Center on Aging, Health & Humanities
Books With Positive Portrayals of Aging and Older Characters for Younger Readers, Middle Readers, & Older Readers from PreK to Grade 6 (PDF; 137 KB)
From ALA press release: “ALSC, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), compiled the new list, which was then evaluated by more than 200 librarians, specialists and consumers of various ages…. The 91 titles, published as recently as 2002 and as far back as 1976, are geared for children pre-K through Grade 6.”
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Internet–United States–Statistics
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
New data on internet use and demographics
+ There are currently 120 million adult users of the internet.
+ 51% of the 106 million American adults with home internet connections have broadband connections.
