Category: Community Partners
Give the Gift of Reading – Book Giving Ideas
With the holidays just around the corner, you may be wracking your brain trying to think of the perfect gift for a well-loved child in your own life. Or, maybe you…
Read MoreThe Power of Wordless Picture Books
Thank you to Lindsay Varnum, Youth Services Librarian at The Orono Public Library in Orono, ME for this celebration of wordless picture books. To spice up my storytimes, I occasionally…
Read MoreDirigo Reads: Bringing a Sense of Comfort During the Pandemic
This post was written by our friends Karen and Dan Cashman, Co-founders of Dirigo Reads. There is no question that during the COVID-19 pandemic so many people have endured hardships…
Read MoreRaising Readers and Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine Partner on Children’s Book Exhibit
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and the Raising Readers program at MaineHealth announce the installation of an exhibit– inspired by The Story Walk Project®– at the Museum &…
Read MoreJoin the 2022 Read to ME Challenge
The 2022 Read to ME Challenge is a month-long public awareness campaign to promote childhood literacy in Maine. It’s held annually during February and is brought to you by the…
Read MoreDirigo Reads Keeps the Love of Reading Going Past the Age of 5
May is Get Caught Reading Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the work of of Dirigo Reads and all they do to share opportunities for Maine children to get caught reading all…
Read MoreO&M and Raising Readers – A Partnership for the Books
May 3rd through May 9th is Children’s Book Week! The theme is “Reading is a Superpower” and we’re celebrating our very own super heroes: the Maine hospitals and practices who…
Read MoreYou’ve Been Challenged to #ReadtoME
The Read to ME Challenge is a month-long public awareness campaign to promote childhood literacy in Maine held annually during the month of February. What is the Read to ME Challenge? The Read…
Read MoreRead to ME: 15 Minutes a Day for Literacy
Year four of the Read to ME Challenge is scheduled to begin on February 4, 2019. Maine Department of Education Commissioner, Pender Makin, will launch the campaign by reading to…
Read MoreSpring into Literacy with 3 Major Maine Literacy Conferences
The spring season in Maine brings an amazing line up of not-to-be-missed literacy conferences, and you’re invited to attend. Spots fill quickly, so register early! 2018 Literacy Connections Conference: Lifting…
Read MoreCommunity Literacy Teams—The Heart of Literacy for ME
If you are wondering if literacy learning is on the minds and in the hearts of Mainers, it is easy to find evidence in local communities throughout the state. As…
Read MoreFamily Literacy: A Story With Two Endings
Jeremy grew up in rural Maine, in a town riddled with poverty. He quit school in 10th grade. His family needed help and so he went to work in his…
Read MoreThe Book Fairy Pantry Project: An Interview with Founder, Pam Leo
Recently, Raising Readers staff sat down with Pam Leo, the creator of the Book Fairy Pantry Project. We’re excited to share what we learned with you and how this awesome…
Read MoreReading Together Brings Families Together
Former First Lady Barbara Bush has long maintained that: “The home is the child’s first school, and the parent is the child’s first teacher.” Based on that belief, the Barbara…
Read MoreHelp Inspire a Love of Reading for Another Family
You love reading to your kids. Story time is everyone’s favorite part of the day, as you wander with Frog and Toad, or sympathize with Alexander’s terrible, horrible, no good,…
Read MoreTake Your Child to the Library Day
Take Your Child to the Library Day celebrations take place in February– a great opportunity to check out your local, public library with your child. Take your child to the library is…
Read MoreFoster Grandparents: Creating a Generation of Readers
I have been told that the first few years of retirement are glorious…no commitments, no schedule, and no alarm clock! I have also been told that eventually the desire to…
Read MoreReadtoME: 15 Minutes a Day for Literacy
by LeeAnne Larsen Year two of the Read to ME Challenge is scheduled to begin on February 2, 2017. Again this year,First Lady Ann LePage will launch the campaign by…
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