Ages 6 to 11. Your child will engage in one-on-one time with a RPL volunteer. Together, they will read stories, play interactive literacy based games to grow the love of reading.
Volunteers provide one-on-one interactive support to your young reader. Ideally, your child will be paired with the same Big Buddy for the entire program. Reading Buddies fosters positive social interactions, share books, practice writing and reading comprehension and play interactive literacy based games.
Sessions are 1 hour per week for 6 weeks:
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5
Parents are required to remain in the library branch for the duration of the program.
Glen Elm Branch is a full-service branch that offers a variety of programs, services, and collections suitable for all ages:
Books in other languages
Newspapers, magazines, and more than 50,000 books
Large-print materials and a growing collection of graphic novels
Music CDs
A DVD collection
Children's multi-media kits
A permanent book sale table
A book drop for items to be returned when the Branch is closed