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Ready to Read encourages parents to read aloud to their children, beginning at birth, to help prepare them for learning to read. KPL leads this community collaboration of medical practices, human services agencies, preschool classrooms, and nonprofit organizations.

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What do you get when you put storybook characters, community leaders, books and children together?

Answer: A Party in the Park and a whole lot of fun! 

Child Care Resources and child care providers through out Kalamazoo County are honored to have been a part of Party in the Park from the beginning. Started as a small gathering of children and their caregivers in Bronson Park twelve years ago, this year’s Party in the Park is expected to draw more than 1500 children! Gathered in groups around the park, children will be enchanted by storybook characters  and community leaders as they read their favorite books to the children. Every child will receive a free book to take home, a drink and snack.

Child care providers in homes and centers, parents and grandparents are invited to bring their preschool children to join us at Party in the Park on Wednesday, May 27 at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo. Please RSVP to 269-553-7886 with the number of children and adults.

Party in the Park, an event in honor of “Stand for Children” day, is sponsored by Kalamazoo Public Library’s Ready to Read program, Bronson Children’s Hospital, Great Start Programs of Kalamazoo and Child Care Resources.

Robin Frisbie-Cummings
Child Care Resources

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http://www.kpl.gov/ready-to-read/party.aspx
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This was highly informative. Many thanks to the poster.

By Gia, 04/30/2009

What an enjoyable morning at the Library’s Party in the Park. This was my first time as a reader for the party and I dressed up as a chicken to read “Chickens to the Rescue”. It was great seeing how many children came and the weather held off until just after we finished. Were we lucky or what!! By the time the hour was up my voice was pretty hoarse…not from just reading the story but from clucking throughout the story and as I approached each group as if I really was a chicken. It was fun getting the children to cluck with me during the story. I am so looking forward to being a part of this great opportunity for the children again next year. I have my own banana costume and could do that with a banana story but I really did enjoy being the chicken! Difficult decision. Thanks, Andrea, for asking me to join in.

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