1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a program to help jump start your child in reading and introduce them to a lifetime of love for books. A few quick answers to some questions you may not have known about the program:
Who can sign-up?
The program is open to any child who has not yet begun kindergarten.
How does it work?
Register: Stop by the Prairie du Chien library to register and pick up your child’s information folder.
Track your reading: Every time you read a book with your child, mark off a shape on your reading log.
Show us your log: Turn in your completed reading log to the Prairie du Chien Library and pick up the next log.
Keep going: Keep track of your reading until you reach 1,000 books. When you turn in your final reading log, your child will receive a free book or prize to keep!
What books count?
All books read aloud to your child count, including:
The program is open to any child who has not yet begun kindergarten.
How does it work?
Register: Stop by the Prairie du Chien library to register and pick up your child’s information folder.
Track your reading: Every time you read a book with your child, mark off a shape on your reading log.
Show us your log: Turn in your completed reading log to the Prairie du Chien Library and pick up the next log.
Keep going: Keep track of your reading until you reach 1,000 books. When you turn in your final reading log, your child will receive a free book or prize to keep!
What books count?
All books read aloud to your child count, including:
- Books they have read before (repetition is good!)
- Books read at library storytimes
- Books read at daycare or preschool
- Books read by an older sibling
- Books from the library, from home, from the doctor’s waiting room, etc.