The NB Children’s Foundation has once again generously supported the Literacy Express program for preschoolers with a grant of $4,700.00 to the Village of Hillsborough, which sponsors and hosts the program in the Hillsborough Train Station. This is the fourth award that the Foundation has made to the program since it began in 2013. Also, we extend a big thank you to the Bennett and Albert County Health Care Foundation, which awarded $1,000.00 to the program earlier this year! This was also the fourth time the BACH Foundation has made an award in support of this program and its work with preschoolers from various parts of Albert County.
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The NB Children’s Foundation has once again generously supported the Literacy Express program for preschoolers with a grant of $4,700.00 to the Village of Hillsborough, which sponsors and hosts the program in the Hillsborough Train Station. This is the fourth award that the Foundation has made to the program since it began in 2013. Also, we extend a big thank you to the Bennett and Albert County Health Care Foundation, which awarded $1,000.00 to the program earlier this year! This was also the fourth time the BACH Foundation has made an award in support of this program and its work with preschoolers from various parts of Albert County.
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Contributed by Victoria Stroud-Arsenault The Hillsborough Public Library now offers Curbside Pick-up service. Here's how it works: 1) Contact the library to select titles or to let us know what you like so we can select books for you. 2) Reserve a time to come pick up the items. 3) Ring the exterior doorbell when you arrive. A library employee will bring the items out to you. 4) Read, enjoy, repeat! By Janet Wallace, in the editorial of the upcoming special issue of Connecting Albert County on early childhood development and literacy.
Reading is fun and fundamental to being able to participate fully in our society. What does “literacy” mean? Traditionally, literacy meant reading, writing and arithmetic. However “literacy is now understood as a means of identification, understanding, interpretation, creation, and communication in an increasingly digital, text-mediated, information-rich and fast-changing world,” according to UNESCO. In simpler terms, literacy is not just knowing how to read, but where to go for information and how to interpret what you read. Why is literacy important? Public libraries are strong advocates of increasing literacy for all ages. Besides the lending of books and other materials, they strive to help develop literacy skills, especially for young children and their families, through the programs that they offer. Throughout the year there are many program options available at your local library. Here in Albert County, the Hillsborough Public Library proudly serves our community and patrons from outside of Hillsborough through to Alma and we will be offering many literacy programs in 2018.
By Erica Muise My husband Ira and I were both fortunate to grow up in book loving homes. When we had our son, Levi, in 2014 we knew we wanted to foster a love for reading and books at an early age. Being in a rural area I wasn’t sure how many programs we would have access to locally, but I was delighted to discover an abundance right here in Albert County. By Janet Wallace and originally published in March 2016 “I like books!” says Owen, piling his favourite books on his bed. The three--year-old eagerly shows me his library. His mother, Robin Stuart, fills in the back story. Owen is enrolled in the Imagination Library. From birth until their fifth birthdays, children receive a book in the mail each month. “A friend of mine told me about the Imagination Library,” says Robin. “She told me you can get a free book each month. It sounded amazing. And it is!” |
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