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This study examined how different types of adult-child interactions can potentially promote preschoolers' literacy development during their emergent literacy period. Although it is believed that most children learn how to read in formal kindergarten or elementary school settings, experiences during the preschool years could set the stage for their literacy development. Particularly, this study targeted individuals in storybook reading sessions at public libraries. Attending various types of storybook reading sessions at libraries led children to initiate social interactions, and illustrated apprenticeship. The first obvious interaction occurred between the teacher, who was also the storyteller, and the children. Rather than directly providing the correct answers to questions, teachers often asked students simple questions to elicit their attention. The second but most active interaction, between parents and children, was one of the primary concerns of this research. Parents could motivate or even verbally or nonverbally control their children's behaviors. In addition, the case of a father with an adopted child provided a unique example of an adult-child interaction.