Home sharing ok on iMac but not on iPad

Hello everyone- I am the proud owner of a brand new iMac (just arrived yesterday).
As part of this switch from the PC world I also went with Apple TV. Currently at home I have an iPad (3G) and 2 daughters each with their own MacBook Pros.
In trying to set up home sharing, I have found that I can see the 2 duaghter's iTunes library (they have their own iTunes/Apple ID) on the iMac and, with some messing around, even on the Apple Tv device. However, I cannot see anything other than my own (shared) library on the iPad.
Before posting I scoured the internet and this forum because about the last thing I wanted to do was post a question which had already been posted. If I have somehow missed a similar posting please accept my newbie error.
Thank you.

Here are some help articles that may help you:
iOS- Setting up Home Sharing on your device
iTunes- Setting up Home Sharing on your computer
Setting up Home Sharing for Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Understanding Home Sharing

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