Early Literacy & Storytimes

About

1000 Books Before Kindergarten is an ongoing early literacy program to support you and your child's reading journey.

One thousand books? That seems like way too many, right? Not at all. You can do it! It doesn't matter if your child is a newborn or in Pre-K - there's no better time to start than now to read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. For every 100 books you read, come to the library to claim your prizes. 

Reading helps build social and emotional skills, sparks creativity and imagination, promotes bonding, and helps kids do well overall in school. Take that motivation, open a book, and get started. And remember, 1000 is just a number. The goal is to work reading aloud into your regular routine and let the magic of stories do the rest. 

This program is intended for children who have not entered kindergarten yet.

How to Track Your Reading

Sign up and log your reading using Beanstack or stop by the youth desk for a paper log.

If you'd like to print your own paper log, please select from the reading logs below.

100 Books Reading Log

200 Books Reading Log

300 Books Reading Log

400 Books Reading Log

500 Books Reading Log

600 Books Reading Log

700 Books Reading Log

800 Books Reading Log

900 Books Reading Log

1000 Books Reading Log

When you have completed reading 1000 books, stop by the youth desk for your final prize and a certificate of completion. Questions? Call us at 248-546-2504 x 694.

Baby Storytime will be on Fridays at 10:30 AM! Check below for exact dates.

Join us for interactive songs and simple stories that nurture your baby's curiosity and fine motor skills while providing a place for caregivers to share ideas and socialize.
For families with children under 18 months old.*
*It is the youth department's continued mission to offer early literacy programs that best fit children's different developmental stages. With that in mind, starting in September we're updating our storytime ages to increase engagement and learning opportunities. Baby Storytime will be for babies under 18 months and Family Storytime will be for young children ages 18 months-4 years old.

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.

For our schedule of Storytimes, click here

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket. Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

Hosted on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM! Check below for exact dates.

Join us for a variety of engaging stories and active songs geared towards families with children ages 18 months to 4 years old. 

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.

For our schedule of Storytimes, click here

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket.  Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

Interested in Sensory Friendly Programming at the Ferndale Library?

Join our mailing list! We'll keep you up to date on future sensory-friendly programming.

You also have the option of providing us with feedback on your availability and your child's age so we can create programming that best fits the community's needs.

Thank you for your interest in future sensory-friendly programs at the Ferndale Library!

If you have any questions, you can contact the Ferndale Library Youth Desk: 248-546-2504 x.694
Or email us: youth@fadl.org