Keywords
children, workplace, academic libraries, policy
Abstract
Children in the workplace are becoming a more common discussion in various work environments, including libraries. Since the university has no policy addressing this issue, a task force was charged to draft a recommended policy for the university library regarding bringing children to the workplace. The task force reviewed existing policies and conducted a survey and interviews with library employees. The resulting policy provided guidelines for employees and their supervisors without being overly prescriptive. This article provides a case study of how the task force used assessment methods and tools to create an appropriate and inclusive policy. While the specific policy and results are unique to this institution, the framework used to create a policy can be more broadly applied to all types of libraries.
Original Publication Citation
Swenson, S., Bischoff, M., & Lee, R. (2024). Children in the Workplace: An Exploration in Library Policy Making. Library Leadership & Management, 37(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v37i3.7579
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Swenson, Sharolyn; Bischoff, Marissa Anne; and Lee, Ryan, "Children in the Workplace: An Exploration in Library Policy Making" (2024). Faculty Publications. 7162.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7162
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2024-02-12
Publisher
CORE Library Leadership and Management
Language
English
College
Harold B. Lee Library
Copyright Status
Copyright (c) 2024 Sharolyn Swenson, Marissa Bischoff, Ryan Lee Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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