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1000 Books Before Kindergarten (1000B4K) is a self-guided, ongoing reading program designed to help parents prepare their children for one of life's big milestones - kindergarten!
Studies have shown that the more children hear books read to them at home, the more prepared they will be to learn to read upon entering school. The goal of 1000B4K is to encourage every child to be exposed to at least 1000 books before kindergarten.
When a child has read 500 books, they will receive a purple book bag and book. At 1000 books, they will receive a special prize from the Friends of the deAngeli Branch Library.
Register for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten through our online tracking system Beanstack. Contact your local LDL branch for more information about Beanstack or 1000B4K.
Scroll down to see answers to frequently asked questions about 1000B4K.
Upcoming Events
Create a scene from your favorite book or movie and show it off to your new peers during the program. Finished projects will be on display in the children's area for one month.
FLC Get Ready to Read
This program is meant to show parents fun ways to build their children's early reading skills by playing games and doing activities with them. Different activities on each date.
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Family Literacy Center program
This program presented by the Family Literacy Center. Please call the Family Literacy Center at (810) 664-2737 to register.
Learn the basics of geocaching from the Lapeer Cachers. The class will teach you how to use your equipment, which geocaching websites to use, and also provide some hands on experience by having participants find geocaches within walking dista
Lunch on the Lawn - Doctor Slime’s Science Show
Join us every Tuesday & Thursday for a FREE lunch for children ages 0-18! Registration is required for lunches. To register, call the deAngeli Branch Children's Desk by noon the day before the program.
FLC Child Tutoring
Child Tutoring: Tutoring is for elementary children between grades 1st through 4th who need assistance in reading and/or math. Kids will have one-to-one instruction with a trained tutor.
Disclaimer(s)
Family Literacy Center program
This program presented by the Family Literacy Center. Please call the Family Literacy Center at (810) 664-2737 to register.
1000B4K FAQs
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Any child from birth until kindergarten. You can sign up by visiting any branch of the Lapeer District Library (beginning January 5, 2016).
Children can be read to from the day they are born. From the time they are infants, children learn language and other important skills that will help them learn how to read.
Developing literacy skills begins at birth and continues throughout the toddler and preschool years. The best way to ensure a child has the skills necessary to learn to read is having someone read aloud to them. As a parent or caregiver, you are your child's first teacher. Home is where your child begins to learn. When you talk, sing, read, write, and play, you are helping your child get ready to read!
Yes! Completion will take from a few months to a few years, depending on how often you read.
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There is no required or suggested list of books. The picture book collection at the library is a great place to start!
Any time your child listens to a whole book, it counts! It can be a library book, a book from home, a book read at story time or daycare, even an audiobook or an e-book. If your child asks to read the same book every night at bedtime, it counts each time you read it.
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