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Parents & Educators

This guide offers resources that have been chosen to provide information to parents, educators, grandparents, and child care providers.

Grow a Reader Kits

Activities for children ages 3 - 5 designed to promote literacy. Kits are available at East, Penrose, Library 21c, and Fountain locations.

Click the links below to learn more about the kits!

Alphabet Soup
How Do Young Children Learn the ABC’s?
Birds of a Feather
Learn all about birds!
Blowin' in the Wind
You will be “blown away” by these fun activities!
Color Your World
Learn all about colors!
Count on Me
How do young children learn math concepts?
Doggone Fun!
Learn all about dogs as pets!
Down on the Farm
What did the corn stalk say to the farmer?..... “I’m all ears!”
Feelings
How do you feel?
Flour Power
This is the Way We Make the Bread!
For the Birds: Nests and Seeds
Look at a bird's nest!
It's a Mystery!
Fun, mysterious activities!
Let's Do Hair
Learn all about hair!
Love Bugs
Learn all about bugs!
Oh, Baby Baby!
Learn all about babies!
Pizza, Pizza
Have fun learning all about PIZZA!
Teddy and Me
I love my Teddy!
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Learn about picnics & tea parties!
Toolkit
Learn about tools and tool safety!
Trash to Treasure
Learn all about recycling!
Vroom! Vroom!
I love cars!
A Whole Lot of Holes
Learn all about holes: see if children can make a hole by putting their pointer finger and thumb together.
Wild Wild West
Learn all about the Wild West!
Winter Wonders
Learn all about winter!