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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! 

This is a lot - what's the easiest way to start?

• Go to Mother Goose on the Loose (storytime for babies!)

• Sign up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and win a free book and other prizes!

• Sign up for Imagination Library and receive a free book in the mail every month!

• Watch Lakeshore Public Media's Building Blocks for a great look at why early literacy and learning - just what we practice with our programs here at LCPL - are so important for babies and children!

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:
A is for Autumn by Robert Maass

Skills:
• Phonological Awareness
• Vocabulary
• Letter Knowledge

Practices:
• Writing
• Talking

Extend the book with a nature walk scavenger hunt!

 

Book Cover Title:
Boo the Library Ghost by Becky Paige

Skills:
• Background Knowledge
• Narrative Skills
• Vocabulary

Practices:
• Reading
• Talking

Extend the book with a leaf ghost craft!
Preschool Events
Tue, Oct 08, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 08, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 08, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Oct 10, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room

Sat, Oct 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Oct 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Merrillville Library - South Parking Lot

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

Tue, Oct 15, 10:15am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 15, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 15, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 15, 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hobart Community Center - 111 E Old Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342

Thu, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Rescheduled
Thu, Oct 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
New date Friday, October 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hobart

Thu, Oct 17, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Fri, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Oct 19, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Merrillville Branch - Lower Level

Mon, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Oct 21, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A,Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Wed, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 23, 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Thu, Oct 24, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 24, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Fri, Oct 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Fri, Oct 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Hobart Branch Library - Children's Area

Mon, Oct 28, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Oct 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 29, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 29, 10:30am - 10:50am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Nov 05, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Nov 05, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Nov 05, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Nov 06, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Family Events
Wed, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Sat, Oct 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Oct 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Merrillville Library - South Parking Lot

Sat, Oct 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cedar Lake - Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hobart Community Center - 111 E Old Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342

Fri, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Oct 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dyer-Schererville Branch - Children's Area

Sat, Oct 19, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Merrillville Branch - Lower Level

Sat, Oct 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Sat, Oct 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A,Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Wed, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville

Thu, Oct 31, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)

Tue, Nov 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room