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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:
This is the Planet Where I Live by K.L. Going, illustrated by Debra Frasier

Skills:
• Narrative Skills
• Background Knowledge

Practices:
• Reading

Extend the book with an alien in a spaceship craft!

 

Book Cover Title:
There's an Alien in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Phonological Awareness

Practices:
• Playing

Extend the book with an alien in a spaceship craft!
Preschool Events
Mon, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Sep 09, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Sep 09, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 10, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

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

Tue, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:15am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

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

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

Tue, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 10, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 10, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 10, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room

Wed, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Sep 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Sep 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Mon, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 17, 10:15am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 17, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 17, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 17, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 17, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 18, 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Sep 19, 10:15am - 10:45am
St. John - Children's Program Room

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

Thu, Sep 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Sep 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Sep 19, 11:15am - 11:45am
St. John - Children's Program Room

Thu, Sep 19, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Sep 23, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 24, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 24, 10:30am - 11:15am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 24, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 24, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 24, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Munster - Children's Program Room

Wed, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Sep 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 26, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Fri, Sep 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Hobart - Children's Area

Tue, Oct 01, 10:15am - 11:00am
St. John - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 01, 10:15am - 10:45am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Tue, Oct 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 01, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 01, 11:30am - 11:50am
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Oct 01, 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Oct 02, 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 03, 10:15am - 10:45am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Thu, Oct 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 03, 10:30am - 11:15am
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Oct 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hobart - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 03, 11:15am - 11:45am
St. John - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 03, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Oct 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster Branch Library - Children's Area

Sat, Oct 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Family Events
Wed, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Sep 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Department

Wed, Sep 11, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Sep 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Hobart - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Sep 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Sep 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Tue, Sep 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Department

Wed, Sep 18, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Wed, Sep 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Highland - Children's Programming Room

Thu, Sep 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Sep 21, 9:00am - 9:30am
Griffith-Calumet - Woodland Park

Sat, Sep 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dyer-Schererville Branch - Children's Area

Wed, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Wed, Sep 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Department

Thu, Sep 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Sat, Sep 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room

Wed, Oct 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Thu, Oct 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Munster Branch Library - Children's Area

Sat, Oct 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
St. John - Large Meeting Room

Sat, Oct 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Munster - Large Meeting Room

Mon, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Highland - Meeting Room A