- BIBLF Staff
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
Books from Birth started in 2008 as a way to encourage a love of reading and support family reading time for children from birth to age 5! Want to know more? Watch our newest vlog on our Books from Birth Program!
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Hi there, A.O. here with the Believe in Books Literacy Foundation, here to talk about one of our free literacy programs: Books from Birth.
Since 2008, this program has provided a new, age-appropriate book to children from birth to age five, at no cost to the family. We send more than 300 book packets out per year to Memorial Hospital, which new parents take home with them. New families return the postcard included in their book packet from our participating hospital. Then, the child is enrolled in the Books from Birth program and will be mailed a brand-new book during each of the following important developmental stages: 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 15 months, 18 months, 2 years, 2 1/2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years. Families can build their own, personal library! We have more than 400 children enrolled.
The goal of this program is to develop a reading relationship with children from birth that will continue throughout their life, planting the seeds of literacy and education with free books!
Books from Birth is an integral part of our organization, representing our commitment to encouraging literacy and imagination in children.
For more information, visit believeinbooks.org.