Posts tagged 'Early Literacy'

New Storytime Schedules for 2012

Here is the new storytime schedule starting January 3rd! [Read more]

Tales to Tails Program News

The library's popular Tales to Tails program is expanding! There are now times available at 3 of our branch locations: Capitola, Downtown, and Felton. With this literacy program, children can sign up for a private twenty-minute slot to read to an attentive certified therapy dog. For more information about times, locations, how to sign up, and to see pictures of our team of listener animals, check out the new Tales to Tails information page! [Read more]

READY...SET...READ

Your family is invited to join children ages 0-5 and their parents as we learn about learning with librarians, teachers, and community specialists this summer. [Read more]

Try BookFlix - a Fun, New Reading Program

SCPL has subscribed to a fun, new reading program that you can access from the library or home (requires a library card and PIN)! Scholastic BookFlix pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This resource for children in grades PreK-3 will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills. [Read more]

Tales to Tails

New Literacy program for children learning and practicing reading...reading to dogs! [Read more]

Read to Me Kits

“Read to Me” How often do parents and caregivers of very young children hear that phrase? If you are lucky, all the time! [Read more]

September/October Programs

On September 1, regularly scheduled programs will resume. [Read more]

National Library Week

Celebrate Libraries. [Read more]

Food Storytimes at Whole Foods in Capitola

KidReach (Youth Services Outreach) is partnering with Whole Foods Market in Capitola to bring storytimes to the community. Storytimes all have a food theme. We started in January with a pizza storytime and pizza snacks from the Whole Foods Pizzeria. February was stories about Chinese food in honor of the Lunar New Year. The next storytime is on Thursday, March 25 at 10 AM. Come celebrate Ireland, hear stories about potatoes, and see and sample the many varieties of potatoes and potato foods. [Read more]

You are Never Too Young for a Library Card

The Santa Cruz Public Libraries have removed the age requirement for receiving a library card. A child of ANY age can now have a little blue card to check out books, movies, and recorded stories….yes, even toddlers! Plan on making a holiday visit to the Library soon to surprise the little one in your family. [Read more]

Family Place at Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Family Place libraries are designed to be comfortable for young children and their adults. Soft toys, bright rugs, inviting seating, and plenty of books for the very young may not sound all that different from the children's room of the past, but they are put together and used deliberately to encourage families to visit their library. Come in, play, and stay a while, Family Place libraries say. [Read more]