Children’s Book Week
Hi ya’ll! Did you know that May 11-17 is Children’s Book Week? … I didn’t think so (well, ok, I’m sure some of you knew).
For me, I can’t think of a more perfect time to take a look at the wonderful no-cost early literacy opportunities that exist in our community. If you have a little person in your family, you may want to consider taking advantage of one of the following:
· Download the new edition of the 100 Books to Read in Kindergarten brochure (click on Success By 6 Resources) that is maintained by our friends at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library. Several families have been having fun checking off the whole list by checking-out and reading books from their local library.
· For older kids, check out this list of recommended books from the Horn Book. I like to consider these before making purchases for young people.
· Participate in one of the many storytime activities or other educational events for children at your local public library:
o Clark County/Jeffersonville/Clarksville
*Don’t forget to sign up for summer reading programs while you are there.*
· Join us for upcoming Family Workshops coordinated by Success By 6 and held at Lois A. Kratz Wellness Center at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, IN. Each one hour session is designed to be interactive, so both parent and child can participate together. Every child that attends will receive a book or other educational item at the end of the session.
Are there other good opportunities that you know about? If so, reply with your suggestions!
You might want to suggest that parents in Harrison County sign their children up to participate in the Imagination Library program.
That is a really good suggestion, Teressa. Children who are under five years old and live in Harrison County may register for the Imagination Library at the Harrison County Community Foundation, the Harrison County Public Library or they may register online at http://www.imaginationlibrary.com.
And it’s FREE!