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Princess Iman bent Abdullah II "  Family and Childhood Library "  

I - Introduction : 
The Childhood Library is a very special library within the Department of Library Services / Division of Special Collections. 
It houses a special collection on childhood, children, family and related subjects to serve the information needs of staff and students at the Faculty of Queen Rania for Childhood. 

II - Mission:   
- To support the process of learning to read, and to promote books and other media for children. 
- To provide special events for children, such as story telling and activities related to the libraries services and resources. 
- To provide an opportunity for children to experience the enjoyment of reading and excitement of discovering knowledge and works of the imagination. 
- To represent a reference library for students and faculty / Queen Rania for Childhood. 

III- Goals: 
To facilitate the right of every child to : 
- Information. 
- Functional, visual, digital and media literacy. 
- Cultural redevelopment. 
- Reader development. 
- Lifelong learning. 
- To provide children with open access to all resources and media. 

IV - Holdings: 
The Library includes a variety of children's appropriate materials in all formats, including printed materials (books, periodicals…etc) media (CD, DVD, Cassettes) learning games …etc . with a total  sum of   7.000 books and periodicals that focus on childhood, children family, and related subjects.