New Children’s Activities at the Library in May and June
April 20, 2015 (Helena, MT)—There are two great new Children’s programs on tap at your Lewis & Clark Library in May and June.
During Children’s Book Week, May 4-10th, Children can celebrate the joy of reading by voting in the Children’s Choice Book Awards. Children's Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Children’s Services Librarian Marissa Bazan explains that “Children's Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, established in 1919.”
Marissa invites all children to celebrate Children’s Book Week by taking a few minutes to vote for the Children's Choice Book Awards. The Children’s Choice Book Awards are the only national book awards program where winning titles are selected by kids. Kids can vote for their favorite books in each grade group: K-2, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th.
Voting can take place online at: http://ccbookawards.com/ until May 3rd. “Kids can also cast their vote in a ballot box at the Library from May 4-10th” explained Marissa. “Kids feel empowered by casting a ballot, so this is a nifty way to give kids a voice on their favorite books.”
Join us in June for a Summer Reading Program geared towards babies and toddlers. The Baby Summer Reading Program is for caregivers and their children -birth through 3 years old. Starting June 1st, 2015.
Each child and parent registered will receive a Rubber Ducky Club Activity Sheet with 6 early literacy activities listed. After the parent and child complete the six (6) activities, they can return the sheet and receive a rubber ducky prize.
Marissa explains that the program is really easy to participate in, “Parents keep the activity sheet and place a mark on the duck graphic each time they complete the activity. They bring back the completed sheet to the Library after July 1st and receive a rubber ducky prize.”
The new Baby Summer Reading Program is based on the American Library Association’s Every Child Ready to Read, and the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families “Zero to Three” program. For more information check out: http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-language-literacy/tips-tools-early-lit-and-lang.html.
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