Summer Reading is for Everyone!
Summer Reading is going on right now! Come into any branch to get a game board or register online at thelibrary.org/summerreading. Read MorePlay, Read and Sing
Help Your Child Get Ready To ReadBabies
Books Everywhere!
Make your home say, "Readers live here!" Help your baby learn that reading happens everywhere by keeping books all over your house. Keep books for yourself and your little one in every room: bedrooms, the living room, the kitchen, even the bathroom! When babies see books everywhere ... MoreToddlers
Rhyme a Day
Collect pictures to go with your child's favorite songs and nursery rhymes, like a drawing of a teapot for "I'm a little teapot". Glue or tape these pictures to index cards. Let your child pick a card, and do the rhyme together. You could pick one rhyme for the whole day, or ... MorePreschoolers
Fun with Puppets
Puppets are fun for kids and a great storytelling tool. Using puppets, children can act out familiar tales, their own made-up stories and talk about things they have done. You can make puppets from paper plates, socks, gloves, or even glue pictures to craft sticks. However you choose to make ... MoreAbout Racing to Read
Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they learn how to read and write. Reading, talking, singing and playing with children from birth make learning to read easier!
Our toys include ideas for playing!
5 Roads to Reading
- Have fun reading books you and your child enjoy.
- Play with sounds, songs and rhymes.
- Create stories, play make-believe and let your child be the storyteller.
Explore lots of words with your child. 
Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.