Public Library Service to Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers Academic and very useful overview of the role of libraries in providing library services to very young children with bibliography. A pediatric literacy program where pediatricians encourage parents to read aloud to their young children, and at each pediatric check-up from six months to five years gives a book to their parents. The American Booksellers Association and the Association of Booksellers for Children partnered with Ingram Book Company, the Reach Out and Read program, and Scholastic, Inc. to distribute 200,000 free copies of Rosemary Wells book, Read To Your Bunny. Participating bookstores distributed the books to parents of young children as part of the Prescription for Reading Partnership. The promotion ran from November 1997 through March 1998.
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RIF is associated with the Smithsonian Institution. Two early literacy projects are currently being offered through RIF and their partnerships with libraries are many. An extensive groups of bibliographies and resources that support collection development for babies, toddlers and preschoolers as well as programming and outreach ideas. Read more about the King County Library System . KCLS is not responsible for the accuracy of information on the Internet and cannot control what banner advertisements a site may elect to put on their web page.