Early Literacy Programs
Fennville District Library is proud to be a participant in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! The Allegan County Library Association and the Allegan County United Way have partnered together to bring a FREE and exciting way to encourage reading. You are your child’s first and best teacher. Reading aloud to your child is the best way to help develop important literacy skills and to prepare your for school.
What does reading 1000 books look like? It could be one book a day for three years, ten books a week for two years, or twenty books a week for one year. This is a completely self-paced program, and you can read at your own pace. The only goal is to read out loud to your child 1000 times before they enter kindergarten!
For more details, or to sign up, stop by the library and ask a staff member
Did you know when you talk, read, and sing—even before your child can use words—you’re building up your child’s vocabulary and preparing them for success? We know it many to always be easy to talk to little ones, especially when they can’t talk back to us. That is why Allegan County, led by Help Me Grow Allegan, is joining Too Small To Fail’s Talking is Teaching campaign. This campaign offers families fun tips, songs, books, and games to better connect with their children every day. Free Talking is Teaching materials are available at Allegan County playgroups, or right here at the library!