Note to Alan Borsuk: Mobilizing Around Reading is What Librarians Do

But I'm,sure he already knows this.  Just wish he would have acknowledged it in his most recent "On Education" column..

LINK

to Marge "Game-Changing" Loch-Wouters blog,

"Tiny Tips for Library Fun"

Game-changing steps needed to improve reading, by Alan Borsuk. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 11/5/2011)

Excerpt: So, what to do? Some brief thoughts:

However much community leaders are pushing reading, it's not enough. We need more mobilization from educators, politicians, pastors and civic leaders around reading.

As for parents, far too many are poor allies of their children's reading skills. More needs to be done to reach them and teach them. Parents, turn off the television a lot more often and read more yourself - it's great modeling for your kids, especially matched with reading aloud to younger kids.

Play Learn Read

LINK to

Marge Loch-Wouters' blog,

"Tiny Tips for Library Fun"

In addition....

1000 Books Before Kindergarten graduation celebration @ the Menasha Public Library.  (A program that Marge initiated in 2006.)

1000 Books Before Kindergarten:  Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library.

Library Begins “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” Program. (Peshtigo Times)

Wine & Chocolate for a good cause @ the Fond du Lac Public Library.

Happy to add other Wisconsin examples to this post.