Wednesday, September 20, 2006

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Do you have a library card? There is no charge to get a libary card and you only need to have proof of your mailing address with you.

Library story times provide families with an opportunity to interact in story-related activities promoting reading readiness. Children tend to feel safer with their parents present and generally enter into group play more enthusiastically. Hearing books, stories, poetry, and music promotes vocabulary enrichment. Participating in group activities increases a child's school readiness. Working with paper and crayons gives tactile experiences to children that will tie the spoken and printed words to paper in a craft activity .

Read with your child every day and ensure greater success in almost anything undertaken by the child.

Please visit the New River Public Library Cooperative website at
http://www.newriver.lib.fl.us/ and click on Programs and Classes, Children's Programs, Bradford County Public Library for a complete list of story times and dates of programs. You may also use the card catalog and other databases. Also, there is community information available and there will always be information about when the library will be closed.

If you wish to volunteer to read or assist with story times in any way please contact Mrs. Ethel G. White, Children's Librarian to schedule a time.