Join Dr. David Gonzalez on Saturday, October 20 for an educational “Playshop” based on his personally-developed Confluence Model Curriculum: “The Four Rivers of Storytelling.”

As children head back to school, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) remind parents to visit ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov when searching for before- and after-school care for their children. Families can search for child care providers by county, city, zip code, program type and Step Up To Quality rating.

The Nation's Report Card provides important data for librarians to use in planning early literacy programs and other services for young children and their families. 

Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR), a national parent/caregiver outreach initiative, empowers public library workers to share early literacy knowledge with the caring adults in young children's lives. It was first rolled out in 2004, and is very familiar to children's services specialists. But what if you're a new children's librarian or specialist and you're hearing about ECRR for the first time? You've come to the right place!

Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Brian Biggs are the 2018 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award winners for their book Noisy Night.

The Schoenbaum Family Center extends an invitation to all local librarians to spend an informative and important day at the Schoenbaum Family Center and Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy’s inaugural Summer Institute at The Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus on Friday, June 15, 2018, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.   

The Ohio Library Council presents Beyond Books and Programs: Changing Youth Services, a one-day conference for children's and teen services specialists, Friday, August 10, 2018, at the Ohio University Baker University Center in Athens.

Ohio’s parents and educators have access to the Early Learning Portal to help little learners ages 3-5 prepare for school and their futures.
 
The INFOhio Early Learning Portal contains links to over 50 websites and apps chosen and evaluated by educators and librarians with expertise in learning and literacy.
 

Become a Media Mentor for families with young children! Attend a Digital Media Literacy Training workshop.  

Ohio Ready to Read presents its FREE hands-on early literacy training workshop!  Open to all Ohio public library workers, Early Literacy 101 is coming to several Ohio locations between late August and early November 2018.