1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at Plainville Public Library
| 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a program designed to encourage parents to read to and with their children from birth. The goal is to read 1,000 books with your child before their first day of Kindergarten. |
| You can sign up anytime- as soon as your child is born! And as long as your child hasn't started Kindergarten yet, there's still time. |
| Come to the Youth Services department at the library. You will receive your first reading log as well as a leaf with your child's name on it to be added to our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten tree. Pick up a milestone sticker each time you finish 100 books. Once you get to 500 books you receive a free board book of your child's choice to keep. When you get to 1,000 you receive a picture book and a tote bag. Your leaf will then be permanently displayed at the top of the tree! Best of all you'll have the memories of reading together. |
| Yes! Most kids like to read books over and over- the same book counts towards the 1K every time, just make sure you log it each time! |
| Absolutely! Any book that is read to/with your child can be counted toward the 1,000 books goal. |
| Any book that you and your child enjoy! Visit the suggestions list at the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten page. If you need a more personalized list of suggestions, please visit the library and ask one of our friendly children's librarians for suggestions. We would love to help! |