The role of parent or guardian includes serving as a child’s first teacher. Not only do they provide a child’s basic survival needs, but they also prepare them for life. Reading to babies and toddlers gives them all the opportunity to develop a strong sense of literature through language and reading skills. They learn numbers, colors, shapes, and letters of the alphabet, all through books.
At the Calhoun County Library, we strive for everyone to enjoy reading and to be able to learn at the same time. We are offering a new incentive, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, to prepare young children of the community for school.
By reading 1,000 books with your children before they begin kindergarten, you are letting them know that reading is an important life skill that will hopefully become a habit. You can sing, dance, play, and recite together to show that reading is fun!
To participate in this program, sign up on calhouncountylibrary.com/reader365 or by coming into the library to fill out a simple form.
1,000 books may seem like a lot, but don’t get intimidated. If you read only one book a day, that means that your child will have reached the goal in under three years! That doesn’t mean you have to read 1,000 different books either; every book counts. You and your child can read the same book over and over and it still counts each time!
For every 100 books, Calhoun County Library invites you to bring your child in for a new log sheet and a reading celebration. This includes having their photo taken so they can be placed on our Wall of Fame in the children’s section of the library.
When your child reaches 1,000 books, come celebrate at the library and get a very special prize! We want to celebrate our little readers for every achievement they make.
You don’t have to stop at 1,000 books! There is a lot more learning ahead!
This project is made possible by an awarded grant from Save the Children to support early childhood literacy.
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