First Completion of 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

            1,000 Books may seem like a lot, but our little readers have taken on the challenge! At the Calhoun County Library, our youngest readers may participate in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, which is an incentive to start reading at a young age to prepare children and give them a head start for kindergarten.

            Last week, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, we had our very first child complete the program! Aria Coble finished reading  1,000 books within a year of starting her journey. The staff here at the Calhoun County Library is very proud of Aria, and we commend her dedication and adventurous spirit. Congratulations, Aria!

            Parents - 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!

            Parents, it is not too late to sign up for your child to participate in this program. To participate, you can sign up on calhouncountylibrary.com/reader365 or come 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 your child reads, 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. We want to celebrate our little readers for every goal they reach.

            You don’t have to stop at 1,000 books! There is a lot more learning ahead!

            This awesome literacy program is offered in partnership with our local schools and funded through grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Rescue Plan Act.⁠