…the whole family. Admission is free! Imagination Library Storytime will occur every Thursday morning. Click here for more information about the TN StateMusem Storytime. 5. Give books as gifts. Books increase in value for a child when they come as a gift from someone special, or on a special occasion. Every occasion is the right one for giving the gift of books! A child’s own book collection, even if small,…
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Community Initiative to Engage Families: Proven Benefits & Resources
New Bedford Reads was a literacy initiative in Massachusetts designed to promote the importance of early literacy and grow a community of lifelong readers throughout the city. Spearheaded by New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, the program raised awareness about the importance of reading aloud to children from birth; provided families with increased access to books; encouraged kids to choose books they want to read; and empowered the community with tools…
read moreFive Fun Summer Reading Tips
…fun summer reading tips. Share your own tips and photos with us on Facebook and Instagram. Make it Fun: Plan activities or outings around a book you are reading with your child. Read the book before the outing. Bring it with you to look at again. Talk about the activity and how it relates to the book. Visit the Governor’s Books from Birth website to download reading activities for Imagination…
read moreCaregiver Engagement
…before they ever reach the classroom, but many families face barriers to providing high-quality early learning opportunities. Research shows that promoting home learning activities and effective teaching strategies can foster early learning and improve school readiness. Through this program, we hope to provide families with simple, everyday tools to help children strengthen early literacy skills. Chapter 1: Learning Early with “Modeled Moments” The Caregiver Engagement program began as a statewide…
read moreImagination Library Marketing Toolkit: Brochures & Printed Handouts
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation is here to support Imagination Library affiliates in raising awareness of their local programs in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties. As the supporting partner of the statewide Imagination Library, we provide co-branded marketing resources and printed handouts as templates for affiliates to download, customize and use in their community. Below is a list of these templates with a downloadable link, description of the resource and suggestions…
read moreWays to Celebrate National Volunteer Week
…Print this #ivolunteer sign; Write in why you volunteer with the Imagination Library; Examples of what a volunteers may write include: a) #ivolunteer because I want to spread a love of reading across Tennessee or b) #ivolunteer because early literacy leads to success in school. Post it on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with the hashtags #ivolunteer #nvw #TNImagination. GBBF will repost these and compile them in an album to share…
read moreK–3 Home Library
…“reading to learn” and a key indicator for a child’s future educational success and workforce readiness. Research shows that two to three months of reading proficiency is lost for students who do not read over the summer, and recent data shows a decline in third grade reading proficiency due to increased time spent out of the classroom during COVID-19 school closures. Research shows placing books and resources directly into the…
read moreBook Bus Grants
…with school staff and other local partners. Let’s Get Rolling: Book Bus Handbook: Click here to download. Book Bus Program Indication of Interest Form Those who complete the Book Bus Indication of Interest Form are interested in launching a new Book Bus but are still in the planning stages and do NOT anticipate beginning operations by Summer 2024. GELF can better provide potential assistance, funding, and guidance if your school…
read moreLook Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! Tips for Getting Your Child “Back to School” Ready
…foundation for reading and learning. The last book that every Imagination Library graduate receives at age five is a perfect title for our list of tips… Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! #1. READ ALOUD Of course, our very first tip is to read aloud with your child(ren) every day. Reading aloud is widely recognized as the single most important activity leading to literacy acquisition. It also builds vocabulary and…
read moreImagination Library Marketing Toolkit: Logos & Infographic
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation is here to support Imagination Library affiliates in raising awareness of their local programs in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties. As the supporting partner of the statewide Imagination Library, we provide co-branded logos and graphics for affiliates to download and use in their community. Below are these logos that you can directly download to your computer as well as a link to a folder to download…
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