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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program
Join HCPL as we encourage a fun, family goal of reading 1,000 books with your child before they reach kindergarten. Doing so will build their vocabulary and develop positive lifelong reading habits. Visit hcplonline.beanstack.org to register and log your books. For more information, please contact a Children’s Librarian at your favorite HCPL location.
Tips for reading 1,000 books!
- Visit the library once a week and check out 10 books to read every time you go
- Read at least one book a day
- Count books read anywhere— including story times or at pre-school
- Books read for Summer Reading will count towards both programs
- Reading one book multiple times is okay, and actually encouraged. Young children love repetition (and it counts each time you read it!)
- Choose books from different formats and genres to add variety—picture books, nonfiction, folk & fairy tales, I Can Reads, eBooks, audiobooks, etc.
- Try out activities located on Beanstack for added fun while reading books with your child
