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experience and facilitates access to the Library’s materials collections. It includes such
features as seamless incorporation of eBooks and other digital content in the Library’s
catalog; refinements to narrow searches and structure searching; self-service options for
users including sharing reading lists or saved searches with friends; and Novelist Select®
and Goodreads® integration for readers’ advisory including, “more like this”
recommendations, complete series information and reader reviews, anywhere, anytime
users search. Additionally, the Library offers a variety of programs to support this service
including summer reading programs for adults, teens and children; fiction and non-fiction
book clubs and film discussion book clubs. The Library has space to display new materials
in a prominent location; display shelving to merchandize collections and media and has
meeting space to provide programs. Also, the Library has knowledgeable staff who can
provide reader/viewer/listener advisory services to users and plan and present programs.

2. Provide early literacy programs and services to create young readers

2.1- Provide responsive, efficient city services
5.3- Provide attractive facilities for leisure and recreation
The Library offers an array of programs and services for children from birth to age five
designed to ensure that they will enter school ready to
learn to read, write, and listen. To support this service,
the Library offers weekly story time programs divided by
age of intended audience, pre-talkers, talkers and pre-
readers. The story programs include interactive
components such as stories, singing, puppets, action
rhymes, finger plays, crafts, and STEM/STEAM activities.
The Library supports the Every Child Ready to Read @ your
library early literacy initiative and incorporates the six pre-
reading skills that children must learn in order to learn to
read in story time programs. The Library sponsors a Books
for Babies program, which is a national literacy program
that acquaints parents of newborns with the important role
they play in the development of their children. Parents are
presented with a Books for Babies kit containing a board
book for baby, baby’s first library card, a bib, and a variety
of brochures with reading tips and early literacy
information from nationally-recognized educational
organizations. Also, the Library is a part of 1,000 Books
Before Kindergarten, a national program which
encourages parents to read 1,000 books with their child
before they walk through the kindergarten doors. The program is free to the community and
includes a Family Reading Starter Pack filled with ideas, book suggestions, reading logs, and
prize levels. As parent and child progresses through the levels, rewards are available to
children. The Library includes a “Read to Me” component in the summer reading program,
and other reading programs, with incentives for parents/caregivers and the children.
Additionally, the Library provides five Early Literacy Station educational computers which
feature more than 85 educational software programs for preschool children. The Library’s
materials collection for youth includes print, media and electronic resources to support early
literacy and includes board books, book/media kits, concept books, DVDs and CDs, picture
books, I-Can-Read books, VOX Books, books that talk, STEAM kits and online e-books for

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