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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

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Get Ready to Read!

For all children birth-age 6

Children start developing skills for reading at birth and caregivers are a child’s first teacher. Give them a head start in school with this new self-guided early literacy program for children birth to age six. This program is open to  children with a Glenview Public Library card or who attend a Glenview school or preschool, and runs throughout the year. There is no better time to start than now!

How It Works

  • Register at the Glenview Public Library Youth Services Desk or online through Beanstack.
  • Pick up your 1000 Books Before Kindergarten folder and stamp at the Youth Services Desk.
  • Each time you read a book with your child, stamp one pair of Bear’s sunglasses on your reading log.
    1 Pair of Sunglasses = 1 Book
  • Repetition is great for learning, so you can read the same title as many times as you’d like!
  • Once you’ve reached each 100-book milestone, come to the Youth Services Desk and receive your prize. Keep stopping by until you reach 1000 books!
  • When you reach 1000 books, your child receives completion prizes and gets their picture taken for the online Library’s Wall of Amazing Readers.

When Will You Finish?

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1 book per day x 3 years = 1095 books
3 books per day x 1 year = 1095 books
10 books per week x 2 years = 1040 books

1000 Books before Kindergarten milestonesMore Ways to Read

Ebooks, audiobooks, and books read to your child at Library Storytimes count, too!

Library Storytimes

Baby Storytime
Family Storytime
Smile & Rhyme at Heinen’s

Online Book Resources

Storyline Online
Online streaming video program featuring Screen Actor Guild members reading children’s books aloud. Includes activities and lesson ideas.

Tumblebooks
Preschool-Grade 5—Animated talking picture books with puzzles and games. Books and games are also available in Spanish and French. Additional books available in Russian and Chinese. iPad compatible.

 

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