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All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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MOBIUS Information

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The Schweitzer Brentwood Branch remains closed due to a maintenance issue. During this period, the drive-through will remain open, offering service from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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The Library's Literacy Program

Make a Shape

Play with Letters

Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.

PLAY

Make a Shape

Before children learn alphabet letters, they learn shapes. Before they write, they  move their arms and bodies. Draw some giant shapes on the sidewalk with chalk or make some on the floor with tape. Walk around them, jump in them, drive cars over them or play in any way you like. Shapes and big body movement are important steps to learning letters and writing! 

SING

Draw a Shape

(As you do this rhyme together, draw the shapes in the air with your finger.)
Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle,
Shaped like a window.
Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle,
With corners four.
Draw a circle, draw a circle,
Round as can be.
Draw a circle, draw a circle,
Just for me.
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle,
With corners three.
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle,
Just for me.

READ

Click the book jackets to find these books and more at the Library.

JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY

Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.

Browse Activities

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