For Librarians
Resources developed in partnership with: The American Library Association (ALA)
Librarians and literacy
Libraries have a long history of supporting literacy through books and programs for children and adults. Reading Rockets is pleased to tap into this tradition of outreach by presenting the resources below for schools and public libraries.
Toolkit for librarians
This free toolkit, developed by Reading Rockets and the Association for Library Services to Children and the Association of School Librarians of the American Library Association, contains resources to make it easy for librarians to offer community forums, discussions, and workshops for parents, teachers, and caregivers on how to support children's reading achievement.
Download toolkit (1.6 MB PDF) >
Included in the kit are video modules that show what works in teaching and encouraging kids to become readers. This toolkit can also be purchased from the Reading Rockets store.
Toolkit video modules
A welcoming library 
In this segment from Becoming Bilingual, part of our PBS Launching Young Readers series, join librarian Laura Kleinmann and students from the Oyster Bilingual School library. Watch video clip >