1000 Books Before Kindergarten
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a fun and interactive way to help prepare your child for Kindergarten. For every early learning activity, your child can color in a shell on the activity log. An early learning activity can be reading and/or sharinga book, playing peek-a-boo, singing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” or participating in library events like storytime.
For every hundredth milestone, your child will earn a sticker. To keep track of your child's progress, place the sticker on the designated square on the certificate.
Participating is easy:
- Sign up (or log in) online or in any library branch.
- Color in a shell on the activity log for every book read or early learning activity completed.
- For every hundredth milestone, visit your local library to receive your next incentive.
- Read our FAQ (pdf) for frequently asked questions.
Early Literacy Activities
Children who are read to from birth have a larger vocabulary and have a higher success rate of being lifelong readers and learners. Not sure how to begin? Check out these suggestions.
Early Literacy Activities PDF Early Literacy Activities (Spanish) PDF
Suggested Books
Not sure where to start? Consider checking out one or more of these titles from MCPL's collection. If you need help or more book suggestions, just contact an MCPL librarian.
Activity Logs
Download and print your Activity Log (PDF) - English. Every time you complete an early learning activity, your child can color in a shell! Track your progress online through READsquared. For every 100 activities completed, track online and visit your local library branch to pick up your incentives.