Mother's Day is this month and Father's Day is just around the corner. As we celebrate the parents and caretakers in our lives, we want to take a moment to also talk about the important role they play in helping our little ones develop early literacy skills. Reading...
Caregiver Engagement
February is #LibraryLoversMonth
The month of February is National Library Month. For preschool children, libraries provide storytimes, access to hands-on activities, exposure to lots of books, resources and more! We love libraries and wanted to take this opportunity to share that love this month. Be...
LOVE-LITERACY-LEARN: Help us spread the love of literacy in Tennessee this Valentine’s Day
Governor's Books from Birth Foundation loves early literacy because of its impacts on a child’s education and success in life. Why do you love literacy? Help us spread the love of literacy this Valentine's Day! From February 11 through month end, we are promoting...
New Year’s Reading Resolutions: Turn Daily Routines into Reading Moments
We are kicking off a new year! That means many of us will be making resolutions and setting goals we want to accomplish. Let's add reading with children to those resolutions. From visiting a Storybook Trail... learning how to read interactively... providing the gift...
Fill Summer with Lots of Reading Fun!
It is summertime! Reading with children over the summer months is an essential activity to keep their brains active. It plays an important role in expanding their vocabulary and love of reading and likely preventing your children from the "Summer Slide," a term used...
New Year’s Reading Resolutions: 8 Easy Ways to Make Reading Part of Your Child’s Routine
We are kicking off a new year! That means many of us will be making resolutions and plans for goals we want to accomplish. Let's add reading with children to those resolutions. From setting aside reading time in your daily routine... to learning how to read...
Celebrate the Season with Reading: Imagination Library Books & Activities for Holiday Family Fun
The holiday season is here, and we are approaching "winter break." The forecast calls for lots of cold weather, family fun and awesome books! Make reading with your children a holiday tradition. Reading with children plays an important role in maintaining and...
Five Fun Summer Reading Tips
It is summertime. The forecast calls for lots of sunshine, fun and awesome books! Reading with children over the summer months is an essential activity. It plays an important role in maintaining and expanding their vocabulary and love of reading and likely preventing...
Classic Christmas books
Looking for a good book to read your child this Christmas? Here are some Christmas classics you and your family can have fun reading together. “Frosty the Snowman”By Diane Muldrow (Little Golden Books) Follow the magical tale of every children’s favorite snowman with...
Bring “One Cool Friend” to Life with Penguin Crafts
readingIn June we had the opportunity to meet children’s book author Toni Buzzeo at Dollywood’s Homecomin’ 13, the biannual conference for Imagination Library leaders from all over the world. Joining her was Haywood County Imagination Library coordinator Jerilyn...