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Make a Splash - Read!

Family Reading Club: Pick up a Family Reading Calendar and place a sticker on each day an adult and child read together.

Make a Splash! Summer Reading Club: For grades 1-5. Sign up in any library or on-line starting June 23 and keep track of how much you read. Add up your hours to earn prizes.

Summer Reading Challenge: For grades 1-5. Pick up a Challenge Game Sheet and do the challenges. Turn in your sheet for a chance to win a special prize.

Programs for all ages: Check our Events Calendar for fun programs for pre-schoolers, families and kids. From magic to science, clowns to crafts, there is something for everyone! Download our Summer Program Calendar.

Print Motivation: Find books that speak to your child's interests and share them often.
Vocabulary Building: Teach your child the specific names of things, like vegetables at the grocery store.
Print Awareness: Help your child discover how to hold a book and turn the pages.
Narrative Skills: Tell stories together, encourage pretend play, and let your child be the storyteller.
Phonological Awareness: Sing songs, play games and share rhymes to help your child play with the smaller sounds in words.
Letter Knowledge: Help your child identify the first letter in his/her name and find it in book, on street signs and package labels.