"The objective of this guide is to help teachers, volunteer teachers and librarians, and community leaders set up libraries where there are none and promote the use of community libraries that already exist. This guide helps community librarians set up libraries while engaging the full community in the process. This guide also provides community librarians ways to encourage children to read, to build children’s listening and reading comprehension and social and emotional skills, and to help parents and caregivers learn how they can support their children’s literacy." (Introduction)