November 11, 2024 All Children Are Ready to Learn Educators of children, from birth to age 5, are invited to learn more about how to support children’s skill building across early childhood. Learn More All Children Are Ready to Learn will focus on strategies to support children and families in kindergarten transition. Those who attend will be able to earn two PQAS hour credits. Reading Ready Pittsburgh will host the workshop with special guests, including Val Williams, Trying Together’s kindergarten transition program director. The event will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 222 E. 8th Ave. in Homestead. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided.
October 10, 2024 Reading Ready Pittsburgh: Halloween Hoopla Reading Ready Pittsburgh will host a Halloween-themed event that features book giveaways in late October. Learn More Halloween Hoopla will include a storytime, Halloween book giveaway, snacks, pumpkin decorating, and more activities. Pumpkins will be provided at the event – however, supplies are limited, so it’s first come, first served. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes to the event. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – with a storytime at 11:30 a.m. – on Saturday, Oct. 26. It will be held at B is for Books, located at 222 E. 8th Avenue in Homestead.
June 10, 2024 Reading Ready Pittsburgh Seeks Input About Early Literacy in Survey Reading Ready Pittsburgh is seeking input from area families about early literacy through a short survey. Learn More Reading Ready Pittsburgh is hoping the survey will garner at least 300 to 500 responses before Sept. 15. Areas from which they are especially interested in obtaining responses include: Braddock Homestead Munhall Swissvale Duquesne Rankin Turtle Creek McKeesport West Mifflin Clairton Questions in the survey cover where parents access books for their children in the community, how often their child is exposed to books, and how Reading Ready Pittsburgh can help to support reading in the home. Those interested in participating can take the survey now.
August 7, 2023 Imagination Library Restarted by Foundations, City of Pittsburgh Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a free book access program, is restarting in the City of Pittsburgh thanks to funding from the City and local foundations, including The Benter Foundation and the Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation. The free program sends one book per month in the mail to enrolled children ages birth to five at no cost to families. How to Enroll Families who reside in the City of Pittsburgh can enroll in the program by visiting the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library website. Families who were previously enrolled in the program will not need to re-enroll and should start receiving books again automatically. About the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Restart The program halted at the end of April 2023 for most city children after funding had run out. (A small group of children in three zip codes were still eligible to participate.) Reading Ready Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit that supports access to books and encourages family engagement through reading, will administer the program at the beginning of the restart period. Related Content & Resources Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading Extravaganza 2023 2023 Summer Reading Programs for Young Readers Hill District Conducting Survey on Parent Engagement in Child Literacy Restaurants Add Books to the Menu with Summer Reading Programs Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Releases 2023 Best Books for Babies List 2023 Virtual Summer Learning and Literacy Road Trip LDA of PA Offering Free Reading Tutoring to Children in Hill District Toolkit: Families and Schools Partnering for Children’s Literacy Success
