Reading: the Best Way to Encourage Early Literacy!
Studies have shown that reading with your child provides a great opportunity for bonding. Not only is reading together fun, but it creates life-long memories and paves the way to independent reading in the future!
This incentive program makes it both easy and fun to read 1,000 books before your child starts Kindergarten. During the process, they will build vocabulary as you help create building blocks for learning.
How Does this Program Work?
For every 100 books you read with your child, the library will provide a reward! The prize for the first 100 books will be a board book, then a small prize will be given at every 100-marker increment completed!
Do You Think We Can Really Read 1,000 Books?
If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. You’ll be surprised at how fast they add up!
How to Sign Up:
1. Ask staff at the Lisa Rice Library or at the Bob Kirby, Smiths Grove, or Buchanon Park Branches for a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten first-100 bookmark log, or scroll down the page to access one to print at home. (Preschool or daycare teachers who’d like to participate can click HERE to download a classroom participation one.)
2. Keep track of each book that is read to your child by you or any other caregiver they spend time with on the log sheet.
3. After logging your first set of 100 books, visit one of the library locations listed above to receive a board book and the next milestone bookmark (or download the next one below).
4. When you read 100 more books together, bring in the completed log to receive a small milestone prize and the next bookmark.
5. Upon completion of all 1,000 books, your child will receive a special medal, a gift certificate for a free book from Capitol Books, and a certificate of completion!
Milestone Logs and Bookmarks
Visit the Lisa Rice Library, the Bob Kirby Branch, Smiths Grove Branch, or Buchanon Park Branch to pick up your milestone bookmarks and logs (on glossy card stock), or scroll through the gallery below and download/print as you go!
Need ideas for good books to read?
Reach out to us any time! Or go here to get information online!