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 Home Page · Grownups · Your Child
Library Services and Activities to Help Busy Parents and Students:
| · | Library Cards for All Ages
Be sure everyone in the family has a library card and uses it. Apply for a card online. |
| · | Convenient Hours and Locations
With a Main Library downtown and branches throughout Hamilton County, you are always near a library. Information about library hours and locations is available online. |
| · | Individualized Help
The Library’s professional staff can help you and your child find what you need, whether it’s for school or pleasure. |
| · | Library Catalog
Use our catalog to find books, magazines, movies, music (and more!) in the Library’s collection. |
| · | Programs for Children
The Library offers a variety of programs during the year to enhance your child’s interest in reading and learning. |
| · | Tours and Group Visits to the Library
Encourage your child’s teacher or scout leader to bring the children to the Library for a tour, and to return for visits on a regular basis. |
| · | Librarians’ Visits to the Classroom
Librarians visit many schools in Hamilton County to share stories, distribute library card applications, and encourage reading. |
| · | Summer Reading Club
Sign your children up for ReadQuest, the Library’s Summer Reading program. Don’t let reading stop when the school year is over. |
How to Make Reading a Family Activity:
| · | Set aside some quiet time each day for all members of the family to read on their own. |
| · | Continue to read aloud to your child, even after the child is able to read independently. |
| · | Demonstrate to your child that you enjoy reading. |
| · | Make regular visits to the Library with your family. |
| · | Allow your children to choose books that appeal to them. |
| · | Encourage members of the family to talk about the books they are reading. |
| · | Demonstrate how reading is an integral part of daily life by asking your child to help you read grocery labels, road signs, and shopping ads. |
| · | Make a special place for books in your home. |
| · | Give books as gifts. |
| · | Place limits on television and computer usage. |
Recommended Materials:
Subject Headings:
For more information, search under these search terms in a subject search of the Library’s Catalog:
Helping Your Child with Homework
| · | Introduce yourself to your child’s teacher. Stay in contact with the teacher throughout the school year. |
| · | Talk to your child every day about school work, and ask about upcoming assignments. |
| · | Set aside a work space and a consistent time every day for homework. |
| · | Encourage your child to ask questions: at home, in school, and at the library. |
| · | Be enthusiastic about homework assignments. If you criticize the teacher or the assignment, your child will respect neither. |
| · | When visiting the library for a homework project, make sure your child takes along a written assignment sheet. |
| · | Don’t wait until the last minute to visit the library when the needed materials may not be available. |
| · | Resist the temptation to do your child’s homework. |
Recommended Reading:
Subject Headings
For more information, search under these search terms in a subject search of the Library’s Catalog:
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