Early Literacy and Storytime Resources
Early Literacy Grants | Ready to Read | Demographic Data | Early Literacy Organizations | Additional Resources
2024 FLLS Family Literacy Grant
The Finger Lakes Library System offers Family Literacy mini-grants to member libraries through NYS-funded outreach services. The mini-grants must be used to purchase supplies and materials or to fund performers/presenters that support your library’s literacy work for at-risk youth ages birth-21 years. The grant is competitive.
The 2024 cycle closed on April 26. Recipients will be notified in early May.
To learn more about the New York State Family Literacy Library Services Program, visit http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/familylit/.
Note: On November 3, 2021 the Adult and Family Literacy project funding was merged into the Coordinated Outreach funding.
Ready to Read at New York Libraries
As part of the 2016-2019 New York State Family Literacy Library Services Program, the Finger Lakes Library System participated in the New York State Education Department’s Ready to Read at New York Libraries initiative. All five of the foundation training components were taught to interested FLLS member library staff between 2015 and 2018.
- Everyone Serves Families with Young Children, presentation and handbook
- Strengthening Young Families through Early Literacy Practices, presentation and handbook
- Early Literacy Community Asset Analysis, presentation and handbook
- Demographic data resources: PolicyMap, American Factfinder, NYS KWIC (Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse), NYS education data
- Strategies for Successful Partnerships and Outreach to Families with Young Children, presentation and handbook
- Early Learning Spaces, presentation and handbook
Other Applicable Trainings
- Like, Share and Get Noticed (10/4/16)
- Yoga Storytime Training (6/22/17)
Demographic Data Resources:
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Diversity Data Kids
- Kids Count Data Center
- National Center for Education Statistics
- New York State School Report Card
- United Nations World Data
- United States Census Bureau
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Government’s Open Data
Early Literacy Organizations
- 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
- Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
- Early Childhood
- Get Ready to Read: Free Early Learning Resources
- National Institute for Early Education Research
Additional Resources
- DayByDayNY: an early literacy calendar with daily songs, stories, and more to help parents and educators build children’s literacy skills
- DayByDayNY Spanish: a Spanish version of the DayByDayNY early literacy calendar
- Stork Storytime Talks: a podcast produced by the North Liberty (Iowa) Community Library for expecting parents about early literacy
- Scholastic FACE Program: a program that provides books at a reduced cost to members so long as the books are given away to children
- Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy
- PBS Kids
- Read Aloud 15 Minutes
- FLLS Storytime Resources: Looking for a kit? Visit our Storytime Resources page.
