Given the higher expectations of children entering kindergarten, librarians must commit to engaging preschoolers and caregivers while simultaneously preparing them for what lies ahead. To achieve these goals, the presenters developed a plethora of programs in libraries with different demographics, budgets. Many of these programs have been adapted to a virtual format as a response to the changing needs of our communities. Learn how you can use their ideas to help your library’s children and families bond and learn through dramatic play and hands-on discovery, helping them to get ready for kindergarten and beyond.

Grade Level Reading begins with the warm hand off libraries give kids as they transition from early literacy to independent reading. Denver Public Library’s Grade Level Reading Team was formed to design and implement a comprehensive plan to support developing readers (K-3rd grade). Join us to learn more about the creation of DPL’s five Grade Level Reading Skills, discuss reader’s advisory and collection supports, and share literacy-based programming ideas that support developing readers and their families.