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  • Resources
  • Minutes & Agendas
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    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
  • E-Readers
  • Kids & Teen Pages
    • Summer Reading
    • Children's Page >
      • 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
      • Storytime
    • Teen Page >
      • New YA
      • Next Favorite Read
  • Information and FAQ
  • Archives
    • Downloads
  • About
  • Library Renovation
    • Early construction photos
  • Contact
  • The Fountain
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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 have 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. For every 100 books that your child reads, they will get to place a special sticker with their name on the "Wall of Fame" at the library.
Keep going:  Keep tracking your reading until you reach 1,000 books. When you turn in your final reading log your child will receive a free book 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.

1,000 books? Is that really possible?
Absolutely! If you read one book  every day for three years then you will have read 1,095 books. Three books a day for one year is also 1,095 books. If you begin when your child is an infant and read just four books a week you will have read 1,040 books by the time your child enters kindergarten. Whether you start when your child is an infant or when your child is four, you can do this!


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The Prairie du Chien Memorial Library is a customer-driven public utility whose mission is to provide quality resources and services to fulfill individual informational, educational and recreational needs.  The Library provides these resources and services to the people of Prairie du Chien, surrounding communities, and the state.  The Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and provides information and materials which reflect all points of view.  The Library serves customers of all ages at all levels of need.  Access and guidance in using library services is provided by a trained staff, using effective technology, in an atmosphere that is welcoming and respectful.

Contact Us

Prairie du Chien Memorial Library
125 South Wacouta Avenue
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 608-326-6211
 Email to:pdcdirector@swls.org