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Exterior view of Wheeler Library A young child reads a book amongst the stacks of the Children's Library A Novel Affair-01 Exterior view of Wheeler Library Building Community The Campaign for Funding Wheeler Library's Restoration & Renovation Wheeler Library occupies a unique place in North Stonington, serving as a critical community partner. Learn more about the campaign to fund Wheeler Library's renovations. MORE INFORMATION Honoring the Past. Embracing the Future. Watch this video to lear n more abo ut Wheeler Library . Upcoming Events Natural Soap Making Class Tue, Mar 18 North Stonington More info RSVP Multiple Dates Storytime Wed, Mar 19 North Stonington More info RSVP Ink & Lens Lecture Series Wed, Mar 19 North Stonington More info RSVP Nosh & Novel - "The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia" Thu, Mar 27 North Stonington More info RSVP Twig & Lichen Basket Fri, Mar 28 North Stonington More info RSVP

1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a program for children ages 0-5. The goal of the program is simple: Read 1,000 books before your child starts Kindergarten! Now that number may seem like a lot, but think about it... If you read one book a day to your new baby and continue on as they grow, you could have over 1,000 books read before they turn 3! If you are already well past the baby stage you can still participate. Read as many books as you can. Even if you don't make it to 1,000 books, you can still register and track your reading until your child starts kindergarten. With a generous grant from The North Stonington Education Foundation , we have incorporated the 5 practices of "Every Child Ready to Read" (Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play) to launch our program, so participants can benefit from purposeful "gifts" that promote literacy as they work towards reading 1,000 books! HOW DOES IT WORK? Register for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and receive a starter kit which includes a reading bag , a folder with your 1st reading tracker #1-100, and a 1,000 books sticker sheet. For every 100 books read, fill out a tracking sheet and keep it in your folder. Download a 100 book tracking sheet or pick one up at the library when you need a new one. Each time you reach a 200 book milestone visit the library for a gift that celebrates "Every Child Ready to Read". 200 books= TALK: whisper phone 400 books= SING: song shaker 600 books= READ: book choice 800 books= WRITE: jumbo crayons 1,000 books= PLAY: Play-doh REGISTER NOW!

1/3 ADULTS FAVORITE WEBSITES UPCOMING TITLES PODCASTS Here are some of our favorite websites for book and author discovery: “The best books on everything” - https://fivebooks.com https://www.thestorygraph.com/ User-friendly recommendations and authors similar to your favorites - Literature-map.com Reviews of science and nature books - https://www.nature.com/nature/articles?type=book-review N ew and upcoming titles from major publishers: https://press.princeton.edu/books https://mitpress.mit.edu https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/new-releases https://www.basicbooks.com https://knopfdoubleday.com/imprint/knopf Podcasts on books and reading: Marlon and Jake Read Dead People - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/dead-people-pod Literary Friction - https://www.nts.live/shows/literaryfriction The Book Review (NYT) -https://www.nytimes.com/column/book-review-podcast Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/thepodcast/ Upcoming Adult Events Traditional Food Preparations Wed, Mar 05 North Stonington More info RSVP Attracting Pollinators & Other Wild Friends Tue, Mar 11 North Stonington More info RSVP Multiple Dates Starry Night Wed, Mar 12 North Stonington More info RSVP Ink & Lens Lecture Series Thu, Mar 13 North Stonington More info RSVP Natural Soap Making Class Tue, Mar 18 North Stonington More info RSVP Ink & Lens Lecture Series Wed, Mar 19 North Stonington More info RSVP Nosh & Novel with Author Juliet Grames Thu, Mar 27 North Stonington More info RSVP Twig & Lichen Basket Fri, Mar 28 North Stonington More info RSVP