Get a library card or your child as soon as possible. Encourage your child to check out books. This can encourage responsibility, too. Take your child to the library for special programs. Get Into the Act for elementary school children Get your child into reading programs at the library.
Many children earn certificates or other awards for reading books through special library programs.
Visit your children's school library, meet the librarian, and see what it has to offer. Help out with any book fairs the school sponsors. You'll learn a lot about children's literature that way. Enroll your child in computer courses the library may offer. Back to the Table of Contents Reference Desk for more advanced students Encourage your children to use the library for schoolwork.