Young children are natural-born learners and what they learn today can have a direct influence on what kind of people they grow up to be tomorrow. Book s build a bridge to the bright future all children deserve. Timberland Regional Library is joining in a partnership with AmeriCorps and Thurston County home childcare providers to make a lasting difference right now by helping connect children in childcare with books. Children and Books program demonstrates creative new ways to use books, rhymes, fingerplays, flannel boards and other library materials to make learning fun and to develop skills children need in order to start school ready to succeed.
Providers meet with library staff and are made familiar with all the library's resources.
Children will be given handouts and activity sheets so parents can enjoy and reinforce what the children have learned. During week eight, providers, parents and the children will be invited to a Graduation Ceremony at their hometown Timberland Library. During the ceremony, Ms. La Mell and library staff will stress the importance of reading to children, share reading techniques, and offer information about Timberland Regional Library children's programs and other services.