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Ideas for Encouraging Young Children to Read

As a librarian, I think a lot about reading and one thing I’m particularly thankful for is that my parents and grandparents and other members of my extended family read to me from an early age. In hindsight, it was probably the single most valuable thing they could have done for me during my early years. Research shows that children raised in homes where reading and family literacy activities are common are more likely to succeed in school and become better readers later in life.

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Voting is Fun!

While the grownups are all stressed about the upcoming elections, the children here at Drexel just scratch their heads and ask why worry. Voting is fun! That’s because we have elections every year. We vote for books, however, not for people! We let the grownups worry about the ‘people’ stuff.

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