For some children, it is difficult to sit still long enough to read. Age, attention span and literacy skills can all be factors that make it difficult to share books with a child. That’s where wordless picture books come in! Sharing a wordless book with your child can often be an effective way to engage […]
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A Few Words about Attleboro’s “Build a Better World” Puzzle
The 2017 Community-Wide Summer Reading theme is “Build a Better World.” The Attleboro Public Library, along with our partners; the Attleboro Public Schools, the Attleboro YMCA and the Attleboro Recreation Department, came together at the Balfour Riverwalk Park on June 21 to host a kick-off event for over 200 students and their families. One of […]
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The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners starts their plea for families to embrace summer reading with, “Slides are fun, EXCEPT when they refer to learning loss. By the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated a two year lag in reading achievement.” The MBLC is challenging people across the Commonwealth […]
Celebrating National Library Week in 2017
Let’s celebrate Libraries! Here it is National Library Week for 2017! Libraries across the country are transforming to bring the best service possible to their communities. In Massachusetts, libraries have contributed to the success of “Massachusetts Students being named the BEST Readers in the WORLD” according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, […]
