It’s Library Card month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month – a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.  While researching this topic, I visited the American Library Association’s website www.ala.org.  I was reminded that libraries don’t just offer books–most have a wide range of other items on loan to children and their families, including toys, games and puzzles. Most can be borrowed for home use simply by showing a library card. Many of the resources found on our blogroll to the right will point you to lots of great books for your child.  At Day Nursery, we use the Creative Curriculum to set goals and standards for your child’s learning.  Reading to your child helps reinforce the goal of learning about communicating.  This begins in our infant classrooms. Reading aloud to your child develops receptive and expressive language.  We also work with children to build the connection between the spoken work and the printed word. Head to your local library with your child and open up a whole world of free entertainment for your family.