Marking a Milestone: Hosting a Kindergarten Library Card Party

Take one Caldecott Honor winner and add scores of kindergarteners. Throw in an effort to sign up more library users. Toss in a bunch of enthusiastic volunteers. That’s the recipe for Ramsey County (MN) Library’s (RCL) recent Kindergarten Library Card Party.It’s a program that has been running since...

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Published in:Children & libraries 2020-07, Vol.18 (2), p.24-26
Main Authors: Smithberger, Anna, Wahlstrom, Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Class Size
Counties
Cultural Background
Cultural heritage
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Governing Boards
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students
Librarians
Libraries
Library Networks
Library Personnel
Library programs
Library users
Public Libraries
Reading Programs
Volunteers
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Summary:Take one Caldecott Honor winner and add scores of kindergarteners. Throw in an effort to sign up more library users. Toss in a bunch of enthusiastic volunteers. That’s the recipe for Ramsey County (MN) Library’s (RCL) recent Kindergarten Library Card Party.It’s a program that has been running since 2008, starting humbly as a partnership between the Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries and the Junior League of St. Paul. The latter, a local women’s nonprofit organization focusing on volunteerism, was interested in developing a program where they could put books into the hands of kindergarteners.
ISSN:1542-9806
2374-7641
DOI:10.5860/cal.18.2.24