1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
The Otsego District Library is excited to offer 1000 Books Before Kindergarten to local preschool aged children(Established in Fall 2016), along with ten other Allegan County Libraries! ODL is leading the way on this program for Allegan County. The Allegan County Library Association has partnered with the Allegan County United Way and Volunteer Center. The Allegan County United Way and Volunteer Center has given a $7000 grant to fund supplies for the children of Allegan County for five years! Developing literacy skills begins at birth and continues through toddler and preschool years. The best way to ensure a child has the skills necessary to learn to read is having someone read aloud to them. A well written picture book is three times richer in vocabulary than conversation. Talk, sing, read, write, and play with your child to help them get ready to read. Visiting the library with your child also helps instill the excitement for reading into their life!
What does reading 1000 book look like?
- ONE book each day for 3 years
- TEN books each day for 2 years
- TWENTY books each day for 1 Year
How does this program work?
Sign up at your home library and get your welcome packet and first tracking sheet. Bring back your tracking sheet after you have read your first 100 books together and get your bookmark and sticker. After each tracking sheet come back to the library for another tracking sheet. Visit the library ten times throughout the program to pick up your tracking sheets. When you have read 1000 books, return to the library for a special prize and photo opportunity/celebration. Most importantly, read for the fun of it and enjoy the time with your child!
Check out the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Apple App by the 1000 Books Foundation once you register your child at your home library.
Sign up at the library for our easy, fun, FREE, new 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers! Any child that has not started kindergarten this fall is eligible to participate. Anyone in Allegan County can sign up at their home library for this program. Tell your Allegan County friends to check their libraries for this exciting program!
