1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogClaudia Waylandhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/claudia-wayland/1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update - ALSC Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2016/01/1000-books-before-kindergarten-update/">1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2016/01/1000-books-before-kindergarten-update/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update” — ALSC Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>In last month’s post I shared my library’s experiences during the planning phases of our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading initiative for preschoolers. This month we launched the program, and I have some updates to share with you. Our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program launched the day we started our first 2016 session. Since last Monday we have been registering children in person and on our website. If caregivers sign up online, we e-mail them the reading log for the first 100 books. To receive prizes and subsequent logs, they must visit the library in person. We publicized the start of our new program in several ways: we inserted a PowerPoint slide at the beginning of every story time presentation, our bulletin board artist, created a colorful display showing a tree with books for leaves, and we included a blurb about it in our January youth events flyer. In the past nine...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1000-books-bulletin-board-300x225.jpg