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Childrens' Literacy Programs

Music & Movement - Smithville Branch

Thursdays - 10:30am; January 8 to February 12 & March 5 to April 9 (Except March 19)

A 6-week story time program for toddlers that incorporates movement games alongside early literacy to help develop better physical awareness, improve gross and fine motor skills and learn how to navigate social movement relationships. Recommended for ages 3 to 5. Registration required. Registration required (Eventbrite)

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Ongoing

Attention parents and caregivers: join this growing movement to read every child 1,000 books before kindergarten. Reading to your infant/toddler/child teaches vocabulary, introduces the connection between pictures and words and creates lasting bonds. Register at any Branch to begin your journey. We‘ll keep a log of the number of books read and offer incentives along the way.

Tracking sheets will be provided at the library upon registration. If you have lost pages or prefer to print your own sheets, you can download our 1000 Books Tracking Sheets (PDF, 50.7MB) from home or join our online Storygraph Challenge (please note, we can't directly see what you enter on Storygraph, it's just for your tracking purposes).