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1001 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation

October 3, 2019 1001 Books Before Kindergarten, Programs

Thursday, October 3, 2019 Graduation Ceremony Tonight we welcome 8 more children (2 not pictured) into our 1001 Books Before Kindergarten alumni group! Congratulations on reading 1001 BOOKS! AAPLD has participated in 100 Books Before Kindergarten since 2013 and has over 700 participants. An Algonquin card is required for this program (It should start with 21488). If you don’t […]

1001 Books Before Kindergarten – Spring 2019 Graduation

May 13, 2019 1001 Books Before Kindergarten, Programs

Last Tuesday we added 9 new children to our 1001 Books Before Kindergarten alumni. The program began in 2013 and we now have a total of 181 graduates. That comes to a total of 181,181 books or roughly 30,197 books per year! WHY? By age 3, the brain has developed up to 80% despite public education starting at age 5. […]