Spring Break Fun!

Spring Break may be time off of school, but it doesn't mean it has to be a time off from learning! The Children's Center at the Central Library has lots of FREE, fun activities for preschool and school-aged children!

For information on other children's programs going on at a library near you, click here.

Lily's Book of Adventures

On Saturday, December 17, Every Child Ready to Read invited families to join them for their video premiere and release party of the library's children's video, Lily's Book of Adventures and El Libro de las Aventuras de Lili. Families viewed the program on the Discovery Wall and received free copies of the DVD to watch at home and share with friends and family.

The video will play on the City of Dallas cable channel 16 and will be available to watch on Youtube soon.  Stay tuned for the Youtube link so you and your family can watch and learn at home! Free copies of the DVD are available from your children's librarian at your local Dallas library and will be distributed at various community events in 2012.

Early Literacy Fun at Bachman Lake Library

More than fifty moms and children came out to the Bachman Lake Library Family Literacy Day featuring the branch's new touchscreen AWE Early Literacy Station. Library staff demonstrated how to use the new computer and featured several of its literacy-enriched games.

Bachman Lake Library, the Central Library's Children's Center and Bookmarks at NorthPark Center are the only Dallas Public Library locations to offer this high-tech, fun early literacy tool.

The special event also featured a bilingual storytime, holiday craft, free book giveaway from the Every Child Ready to Read program. Family Fun bilingual storytime is offered at the Bachman Lake library every Saturday at 1:00pm. For more information on the program, visit the library's website at http://www.dallaslibrary.org/.

AWE Early Literacy Station @ Bachman Lake Library

Get your DVD of Lily's Book of Adventures!

ECRR @ EFS Literacy Day at the Zoo

Every Child Ready to Read joined Educational First Steps for the second year in a row at Literacy Day at the Dallas Zoo. Junior League of Dallas and Dallas Public Library staff assisted nearly 400 families help select free books for nearly 900 children.

As families selected their books, staff and volunteers conducted storytime reading Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True! by Karma Wilson and Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. Both books brought zoo animals to life for the families stopping by the Base Camp of the Zoo's "Giants of the Savanna" area.

ECRR at International Book Fair

The Dallas Public Library hosted the Sixth Annual International Book Fair today. The Book Fair features authors, lectures, storytelling and activities for the whole family http://dallasinternationalbookfair.com/.

Every Child Ready to Read had the pleasure of conducting a workshop for parents and their young children. In conjunction with the season, guests particpated in singing the Five Little Pumpkins with hand motions and created their own five little pumpkin scene.

The book, the song and the activity offer parents fun ways to practice numbers, colors, motions and rhymes with their children. Happy Halloween!