100 Main Street, Alton, New Hampshire 03809, United States
image from 1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
GILMAN LIBRARY PROMOTES 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
Like many local libraries in New Hampshire, Alton’s Gilman Library participates in the 1000 Books Foundation challenge to promote early literacy. Gilman Library also shares the vision of the Nevada non-profit that organized this program over a decade ago. By encouraging parents to enroll their infants and toddlers in their library, parents endeavor to reach the goal of reading 1000 books to and with their children, before they enter kindergarten. If a parent can consistently read one book per night to their infant, toddler, or preschooler, at 365 books a year, you can easily reach 1000 books in as little as three years. Therefore, reading 1000 books over a five-year period is completely doable.
The Gilman Library helps with this goal by providing log sheets for every 100 books, with reward stickers, bookmarks, and other small prizes along the way. Upon enrollment, your child will receive a starter packet and a plastic book bag. For every one hundred books, your child receives a sticker proclaiming “I read 100 [or 200, or 300, etc.] books!” After the first 100 books, your child will receive a canvas book bag. A small book is awarded at 500 books, and a larger book at 1000 books. You can visit the 1000 Books Foundation website at https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/ then head into the Gilman Library at 100 Main Street, Alton, to enroll your child. See you at the library.
The 1000 Books Foundation
excerpt from1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
The 1000 Books Foundation is a Nevada 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity which operates the nationwide (and in Canada) 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy challenge. The concept is simple; the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten.
Our Mission
The 1000 Books Foundation is operated exclusively for charitable, literary, and educational purposes.
The objectives of this organization are:
- to promote reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers
- to encourage parent and child bonding through reading
Numerous studies estimate that as many as one in five children have difficulties learning to read. Reading has been associated as an early indicator of academic success. Public formal education does not typically start until ages 5-6. Before then, parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple (read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten) and very manageable endeavor.
Our goal is to provide a simple, innovative yet fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills. We help young children gain the confidence necessary to become strong readers.