City Of Fort Worth: New Library Program Supports Early Childhood Literacy

Dallas TX

29 December, 2021

1:58 PM

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Press release from City of Fort Worth: December 29, 2021 The Fort Worth Public Library is launching a new program Jan. 1 to help Fort Worth families with young children jumpstart their reading journey. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program uses Beanstack, a free online tool to record progress. This is a self-paced program that depends on how often individual caregivers and children read. It can take anywhere from a few months to a few years – whatever works best for each family. Every time a child reads (or is read to) 100 books, they're invited to visit any Fort Worth Public Library location to pick a prize and snap a photo with special award photo frames. Participants can even count attending Library story times and other reading initiatives. The Fort Worth Public Library also offers a variety of parent support programs in English and Spanish focused on early childhood literacy.   Get articles like this in your inbox. Subscribe to City News. This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author's own.