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Early literacy is an important part of most libraries’ mission statements for a reason. We know that access to books during childhood is directly correlated to increased literacy. Reading with and to young children increases their vocabulary and helps them build vital literacy skills that will impact them throughout their lives.
In fact, a 20-year study by the University of Nevada, Reno, showed that “[h]aving as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on propelling a child to a higher level of education, and the more books you add, the greater the benefit.” That is why in addition to visiting the library, caregivers often ask library staff for recommendations for books for their home libraries.
Ingram Library Services was delighted to partner with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) to create a new set of lists for their ongoing Building a Home Library program. These lists are intended to help caregivers build an at-home library of high-quality books to support children’s developing literacy skills.
CBC has created an attractive PDF version of the newest lists to make it easy for library staff to share these lists with adults who want to find quality books for the children in their lives. The lists are broken out by age group, and there are lists of books for kids up to age 14. The printable PDF lists can be found on the CBC Building a Home Library site.
Our Ingram Library Services team wants to make it easy for librarians to add these titles to their collections as well, so we have posted the lists as ipage lists. You can find the ipage lists here:
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