Yet Another Reason to Love the Public Library

  If you've been following my blog then you already know how I feel about our local library branch in Cherry Creek (if not then go to the Book Babies post). This week at Book Babies we found out that Denver Public Libraries has a summer reading program for babies through preschoolers. Of course I was more than elated about this news and was extremely impressed when I saw the activities that they are asking families do to get 'prizes', one a rubber duck and TWO new books! It's about time that other adults in this world realize just how important early literacy activities are for even the smallest of babies and help parents and caregivers to learn what ways they can support such literacy skills. I think that it's easy for people who haven't spent a lot of time with very young children or who haven't studied infant brain development and early literacy skills to feel like literacy skills means only reading. This is far from true, as supporting infants and toddlers early literacy development can include singing, reciting poems and nursery rhymes, taking about print in the environment and other things that can be done during daily routines and while out and about in the community. 

  Here is a picture of our checklist that we got when we signed up with a librarian. Please remember that my posts are for entertainment purposes only and I am not sharing this for duplicating purposes and I do not own the rights to this summer reading program :)