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Every Child Ready to Read

You can help your child succeed at reading long before they are ever ready to sound out words on their own. Building your child's early literacy skills will set them on the path to success! The skills are:

Print Awareness:
Noticing print everywhere
Phonological Awareness:
Knowing sounds
Narrative Skills:
Knowing how stories work
Letter Knowledge:
Naming letters and their sounds
Vocabulary:
Knowing lots of words
Background Knowledge:
Knowing about the world all around


How do you build these skills? Here are five fun, free, and easy ways:

Every Child Ready to Read Practices Logo: TalkingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: SingingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: ReadingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: WritingEvery Child Read to Read Practices Logo: Playing

Click each to learn more! 

We also recommend signing up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Imagination Library, two LCPL initiatives that reward young readers!

This Month's Featured Reads!

LCPL staff have selected these books because kids love them and they help build important pre-reading skills. Check them out today!

Want more hand-picked kids' books? You can request a surprise bag of kids' books for curbside pickup! 

book cover Title:
Rumble and Roar: Sound Around the World by Sue Fliess

Skills:
• Phonological Awareness
• Letter Knowledge

Practices:
• Talking
• Reading

Extend the book with a noisemaker craft!

Book Cover Title:
A Day So Gray by Marie Lamba

Skills:
• Background Knowledge
• Narrative Skills
• Print Awareness

Practices:
• Writing
• Talking
• Reading

Extend the book with a colorful sweater craft!
Preschool Events
Fri, Dec 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Sat, Dec 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Sat, Dec 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Dec 11, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Dec 11, 1:00pm - 1:40pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Dec 11, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 12, 10:15am - 10:45am
St. John - Children's Program Room

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Munster - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 12, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 12, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 12, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room

Wed, Dec 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Dec 13, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Wed, Dec 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville Library - Children's Department

Thu, Dec 14, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Mon, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster Branch - Children's area

Tue, Dec 19, 10:15am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Dec 19, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 19, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Dec 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Thu, Dec 21, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Dec 21, 11:00am - 11:45am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Dec 21, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Dec 21, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Fri, Dec 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Dec 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Dec 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 26, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Dec 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Dec 28, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Jan 02, 10:15am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Jan 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jan 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jan 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Jan 02, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jan 02, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jan 03, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jan 04, 10:15am - 10:45am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Thu, Jan 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jan 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jan 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jan 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Jan 04, 11:15am - 11:45am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Thu, Jan 04, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Jan 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Family Events
Sat, Dec 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Sat, Dec 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Highland - Meeting Room A
This event is full

Wed, Dec 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville Branch - Children's Department

Wed, Dec 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Thu, Dec 14, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Mon, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster Branch - Children's area

Tue, Dec 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville Branch - Children's Department

Wed, Dec 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Dec 21, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Dec 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Sat, Jan 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room