Every Child Ready to Read A s part of our dedication to kindergarten readiness, Arundel County Public Library is committed to providing parents and caregivers with tools to help their young children get ready to read. Through the nationally-renowned Every Child Ready to Read initiative, libraries can have an even greater impact on early literacy through an approach that focuses on educating parents and caregivers. The program advocates parents and caregivers talk, write, read, play and sing with their child. Enjoy the events below. Broadneck Friday, January 20 at 10:30 am Brooklyn Park
Music and Movement Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.
Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Fridays, December 9 and February 3 at 10:30 and 11:30 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Saturdays, December 3, January 7 and February 4 at 10 am Edgewater Saturdays, December 10, January 7 and February 4 at 10:30 am Linthicum Mondays, December 12, January 9 and February 13 at 6:30 pm
Fridays at 11:30 Busch Annapolis Saturdays, January 28 and February 18 at 10:30 am Deale Saturdays, January 28 and February 25 at 11 am
Note: There will be no ECRR classes Monday, December 26 through Saturday, December 31. This includes Babies in Bloom, Toddler Time, Preschool Storytime, Family Storytime and Music and Movement.
Babies in Bloom For babies from birth to 18 months Broadneck Mondays at 10:30 am Busch Annapolis Thursdays at 10:15 am Crofton Tuesdays at 10 am Saturday, January 21 at 10 am Deale Thursdays at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Tuesdays at 10:30 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Wednesdays at 10 am Edgewater Thursdays at 10:30 am Glen Burnie Tuesdays at 10:30 am Linthicum
Toddler Time For children ages 18-36 months Broadneck Mondays at 11:30 am Brooklyn Park Mondays at 10:30 am Busch Annapolis Tuesdays at 10:15 and 11 am Crofton Wednesdays at 10 and 11 am Deale Wednesdays at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Mondays at 10:30 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Thursdays at 10 am Edgewater Tuesdays at 10:30 am Glen Burnie Wednesdays at 9:30 and 11 am Linthicum Wednesdays at 11:30 am Maryland City at Russett Tuesdays at 10:30 am Mountain Road Tuesdays at 10 am Odenton Tuesdays at 10:15 and 11:15 am Riviera Beach Thursdays at 10:30 am Severn Thursdays at 10:30 am Severna Park Wednesdays at 10 and 11 am
Preschool Storytime For children ages three to five Broadneck Tuesdays at 10:30 and 11:30 am Brooklyn Park Thursdays at 10:30 am Busch Annapolis Wednesdays at 10:15 and 11 am Crofton Thursdays at 10 and 11 am Deale Tuesdays at 10:30 am On December 20, wear pajamas and bring your favorite stuffy! Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Thursdays at 10:30 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Tuesdays at 10 am Edgewater Wednesdays at 10:30 am Linthicum Tuesdays at 1:30 pm Maryland City at Russett Tuesdays at 11:30 am Mountain Road Mondays at 10 am Odenton Thursdays at 10:15 and 11:15 am Riviera Beach Saturdays at 10:30 am Severn Tuesdays at 10:30 am Severna Park Thursdays at 10 and 11 am
Family Storytime For families with children ages 5 and younger Busch Annapolis Saturdays, January 14 and February 11 at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Saturdays at 10:30 am , except January 21 Eastport-Annapolis Neck Family Storytime Thursdays at 6 pm , except December 8 and 22, January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16
Bilingual Storytime/Hora del Cuento Bilingüe Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and a variety of languages. Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en inglés y en español. Deale
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Saturdays, January 14 and February 11 at 10:30 am Sábados, 14 de enero y 11 de febrero a las 10:30 am
Tuesday, January 24 at 10:30 am Martes, 24 de enero a las 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Fridays, December 2, January 13 and February 10 at 10:30 am Viernes, 2 de diciembre, 13 de enero y 10 de febrero a las 10:30 am
Pre-K Learn and Play! Children ages 3-5 explore weekly themes while developing early literacy skills for school readiness through stories, songs, movement and hands-on creative play! Glen Burnie Thursdays at 10:30 am , except December 29 and February 23 Babies at Play Join us for this unstructured time for babies and caregivers to socialize and play. Deale Mondays, December 5, January 9 and February 6 at 10 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Wednesdays at 10:30 am except December 21 and 28 Edgewater Fridays at 10 am Linthicum Fridays, December 2, January 6 and February 3 at 10:30 am Odenton Fridays, December 2, January 6 and February 3 at 10:15 am
Wednesdays at 10:15 am Maryland City at Russett Mondays at 10:30 am Mountain Road Tuesdays at 11 am Odenton Mondays at 10:15 am Riviera Beach Mondays at 10:30 am Severn Wednesdays at 10:30 am Severna Park Tuesdays at 10 and 11 am
The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge encourages families and caregivers to read 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten. Reading aloud to children from birth helps strengthen language skills and build vocabulary — two important tools for learning to read. Register online at aacpl.beanstack.org . Keep track of the reading you’ve done on the Beanstack app or with the logs provided by the library. Earn stickers and prizes along the way. When you get all the way to 1,000 you’ll receive a new book to take home – and keep!
The Five Practices of Early Literacy
These five early literacy practices will help every child develop the foundation for academic success.
December 2022, January and February 2023
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Bilingual Program
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