Welcome to the Kids Blog!
Our goal is to support parents, caregivers, and educators usher children into the world of literacy. We want to help you develop children into curious readers, motivated learners, and fully literate citizens.
Every week, we’ll be giving you tips about how to support your children’s literacy, alerting you to upcoming library programs that your kids will love, and suggesting great books to make reading both fun and empowering.
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Sing an American Song, Build A Reader!
I've got nothing against Katy Perry's music. I like a good Beyonce or Imagine Dragons song, and heaven knows, I have Kacey Musgraves's latest CD on extreme repeat in my car. But there's nothing better for children than...
READ THIS NOW: "Raising Kids Who Read"
There are certain "no duh" behaviors and attitudes most parents want to see in their children. Putting dirty clothes in the hamper. Eating vegetables without complaint. Being kind to animals and the elderly. And reading...
Build A Reader in 5 Easy Steps
Academic research about early literacy development can be a little heavy on, well, academic terms. But it really all boils down to one idea: there are five basic activities you should do...