reading Archives

Rebecca Steffen needs no motivation to read.   The retired executive assistant says she usually has three or four books going at a time on her Libby app. That includes the title she’s reading for the […]

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 […]

Each month, fun and conversation lights up the lounges and rooms at EPL branches as friends meet to discuss the books they’ve read … and so much more.  These groups […]

Leo Garcia’s mom could see him struggling to read. His teacher called with concerns.   Gabriella turned to the library for help.  “His teacher reached out to me to say that […]

Editor’s note: This is the third 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 […]