The library helped me find books to read about this disability that gave me understanding and hope. I began checking out books for Mark when he was two months old. I read to him daily. By the time he was three, he would repeat words from the stories. For his ability to talk and read today, I thank the library.
Libraries are places that foster the love of reading and learning in children.
Librarians have always been the guardians of child literacy. They know how to interest kids in reading. They know that reading creates strong readers and workers and good citizens. Illiteracy is a problem that affects us all, perhaps not directly, but indirectly through crime and lost productivity. Being able to read is a basic survival skill in today's information society.