early literacy Archives

Steve Olinger feels good when a free pizza leaves his restaurant, Freshieez. Providing 2,000 free pizzas for EPL’s Summer Reading Challenge means kids are happy and reading. “It’s the joy of seeing […]

At age 3, Jozzell was barely speaking.   His concerned mom didn’t know where to go.  A teacher at Hawthorne Early Learning Center told his mom, Jessica Borrego, about Elkhart Public Library’s Growing Readers program.   Jessica quickly enrolled Jozzell.  Library tutors helped […]

The milestones parents celebrate are universal. First steps, first words and potty training are big ones.  But what about learning to read?  Literacy plays a large role in education, but […]

By: Krystal Keagle One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is read a book next to the Christmas tree. I get a cup of hot cocoa […]

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now in our community. But parents also can use Elkhart Public Library in plenty of ways to build up the home bookshelf with free books.  […]

Editor’s note: This is the fourth part in a series documenting one parent’s approach to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Part 1 can be found here Part 2 can be found here […]

Editor’s note: This is a series about one parent’s approach to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten with their toddler. This is part one, the other parts are linked below. Part 2 […]