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Every Child Ready to Read

You can help your child succeed at reading long before they are ever ready to sound out words on their own. Building your child's early literacy skills will set them on the path to success! The skills are:

Print Awareness:
Noticing print everywhere
Phonological Awareness:
Knowing sounds
Narrative Skills:
Knowing how stories work
Letter Knowledge:
Naming letters and their sounds
Vocabulary:
Knowing lots of words
Background Knowledge:
Knowing about the world all around


How do you build these skills? Here are five fun, free, and easy ways:

Every Child Ready to Read Practices Logo: TalkingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: SingingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: ReadingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: WritingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: Playing

Click each to learn more! 

We also recommend signing up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Imagination Library, two LCPL initiatives that reward young readers!

This Month's Featured Reads!

LCPL staff have selected these books because kids love them and they help build important pre-reading skills. Check them out today!

Want more hand-picked kids' books? You can request a surprise bag of kids' books for curbside pickup! 

book cover Title:
On the Fourth of July by Maggie Rudd

Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Background Knowledge
• Phonological Awareness

Practices:
• Talking
• Reading
• Playing

Extend the book with a firework stamp craft!
Book Cover Title:
Summer Evening by Walter de la Mare

Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Background Knowledge
• Phonological Awareness

Practices:
• Reading
• Talking
• Playing

Extend the book with a fingerprint animal!
Preschool Events
Tue, Jul 16, 10:00am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 16, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 16, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hobart Community Center - 111 E Old Ridge Road, Hobart, Indiana 46342

Thu, Jul 18, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jul 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jul 18, 11:15am - 12:00pm
St. John - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jul 18, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 23, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 10:50am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Jul 23, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 23, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Twin Oaks Park

Wed, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jul 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Thu, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 25, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 25, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Fri, Jul 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)

Tue, Jul 30, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Sat, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Family Events
Tue, Jul 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Wed, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hobart Community Center - 111 E Old Ridge Road, Hobart, Indiana 46342

Thu, Jul 18, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Fri, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Sat, Jul 20, 9:00am - 9:30am
Griffith-Calumet - Woodland Park

Mon, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 22, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Highland - Meeting Room A

Wed, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Twin Oaks Park

Thu, Jul 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Fri, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Fri, Jul 26, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Fri, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Fri, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Highland - Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Mon, Jul 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Tue, Jul 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dyer-Schererville Branch - East Parking Lot

Rescheduled
Wed, Jul 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
New date Tuesday, July 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merrillville

Wed, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room,Meeting Room A

Sat, Aug 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Highland - Meeting Room A

Sat, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
LCPL Virtual Branch - Online

Thu, Aug 08, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Fri, Aug 09, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Hobart - Hobart Historical Society

Fri, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Merrillville

Sat, Aug 10, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A