Birth to 5 Read-to-Me Club

For children ages birth to five.
You’re never too young for reading! Join the Birth to 5 Read-to-Me Club!

 

Join the Birth to 5 Read-to-Me
 Club and Make a Splash!

 

There’s so much to do at your

Baltimore County Public Library!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Club … do fun crafts ... read ... participate in

fun activities … be entertained at one of our programs!

 

 

The Summer Reading Club has ended for this year

but it will be back again next summer!

 

 

 

  • Register online or visit the library at any time during the program.

  • Once registered, stop by your local library and get your starter packet.

  • Have someone read to you.

  • Have fun with crafts and activities.

 

It’s that easy ... and LOTS of fun!

 

Feel free to enjoy any or all of the following activities:

  • Visit the library and let the child pick a book.
  • Attend a program at the library.
  • Read a book, work a puzzle, or do a nursery rhyme or finger-play.
  • Color a picture or any art activity.
  • Count the stars out loud or describe cloud shapes.
  • Sing a song together (while driving, diapering, working, bathing, etc.).
  • Cook something together and share the words on the recipe.
  • Read a book together while waiting (doctor’s office, dentist, etc.).
  • Point out letters and printed words everywhere (cereal boxes, street signs, etc.).
  • Create a special place to read together and to keep library materials.
  • Show the child how to turn pages.
  • Have an older child read to your little one.
  • Share a story with a friend (real, stuffed, or imaginary).
  • Make up an activity of your own.
     


Coloring Sheets

 

 



Websites for Parents

Birth to Five

Letters and Beginning Sounds

Focus on the First Years

Literacy websites for preschoolers

 

 

The Summer Reading Program is a nationwide cooperative library project.
Local participants include the Maryland State Department of Education
and Public Libraries in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

 

 

Other Maryland libraries
(Click on the county to find the web site of the Maryland library you're looking for)