An Opportunity to Make a Bookish Difference

A NZ initiative to improve literacy and life prospects for young children is now available through a charitable program called “Little Libraries” that provides attractive, child-height book stands in the shapes of bushes, trees and rocks.  Making the books available at eye level for children, in upright positions that make the different titles easy to see, results in a lot more casual engagement than books in a basket or on a shelf, where the narrow spines do not give a lot away.  Little Libraries has recently begun seeking supporters to be “Library Legends” by providing support for a title in 80 early childhood centres at $10/book.  To find out more, you can visit their website (www.littlelibraries.co.nz) or download a leaflet.  Just another example of the power of books in the world.