Take Your Child To The Library Day Turns 15

  

On the first Saturday in February, (February 7^th) thousands of libraries across the world celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by offering free, fun, fabulous activities for families. Your local library is an ideal place for children to connect with each other and bond over the act of discovery through reading books, playing games, making friends, and having fun. 

Visit your library’s website or give them a call to see what they have planned. Then mark your calendar for Take Your Child to the Library Day. Stop in for a visit. Enjoy the activities. Get a library card (they're free!), meet your children's librarian, and explore all the wonders that your local library has to offer your family. And be sure to stop in again soon – because every day is a great day to take your child to the library.Because child readers become grown-up leaders. Children who are

Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) was founded a decade and a half ago in 2011 at the Waterford Public Library in Connecticut by retired librarian Nadine Lipman with help from librarian Caitlin Augusta and author/illustrator Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.

 

Thanks to the Association for Children's Library Services, https://takeyourchildtothelibrary.org/ says Take Your Child to The Library Day should be celebrated because:

 

·         “Child readers become grown-up leaders. Children who are proficient in reading by the end of grade 3 are significantly more likely to graduate high school, opening doors to a bright future.

 

·         “Storytime is a key building block to school success. Library story times and programs for babies and preschoolers teach social and academic skills that directly translate to early school success.

 

·         “The internet is for everyone. Libraries provide key access to internet, Wi-Fi, computers and other devices, ensuring all children start on a level playing field.

 

·         “Homework shouldn't cause headaches. After school programs provide improved school performance, decreased drug use, and foundational life skills.

 

·         “Libraries transform lives. Every day your local library is creating connections, igniting curiosity, and enriching lives.”

 

Libraries are a gift to us and children should be encouraged to utilize what they have to offer. Take your child to the library today - -and every day! 

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For the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.

 

His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs

 

He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the 2024 IBPA Book Awards.

 

His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.

 

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