{"id":18174,"date":"2014-06-18T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=18174"},"modified":"2014-06-18T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T18:23:04","slug":"clarksville-montgomery-county-public-library-to-host-imagination-library-hats-off-to-reading-with-celebrity-readers-june-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/06\/18\/clarksville-montgomery-county-public-library-to-host-imagination-library-hats-off-to-reading-with-celebrity-readers-june-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to host Imagination Library “Hats Off To Reading” with Celebrity Readers, June 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Clarksville-MontgomeryClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Channel 4 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Spencer will be among the celebrity readers at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Wednesday, June 25th for a child-centered event to highlight the Montgomery County Imagination Library.<\/p>\n

Other guest readers include GNASH, the Nashville Predators mascot, Kirby Cannon, APSU Head Football Coach, along with the APSU Governor\u2019s mascot and the Tender Paws therapy dogs.<\/p>\n

The fun will begin at 10:00 that morning in the atrium of the library.<\/p>\n

\"Dolly<\/a>The public is invited to attend and parents and caregivers are especially encouraged to come to the library and to bring their children to become the listening audience for these special readers.<\/p>\n

Therapy dogs will be located in the children\u2019s story time theater after the program for children to read to and interact with.<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Imagination Library in conjunction with the Governor\u2019s Books from Birth Foundation mails one free age-appropriate book a month to children from birth to five. Dolly Parton began the book mailing program in 1996 in Sevier County and it has since spread to all 95 counties in Tennessee. Montgomery County began its participation in 2006.<\/p>\n

There is no restriction on enrollment \u2013 any child between birth and five living in Montgomery County qualifies for the service, but must sign up. The Imagination Library advisory board has been working to increase the number of children enrolled in Montgomery County in the past several years, and has made great strides, however those numbers still need to increase.<\/p>\n

Currently, about 35% of eligible children are being served. Sign-up sheets are available at the library and in various locations in Montgomery County. Parents may also sign up their children through the Imagination Library website<\/a>. It takes eight to ten weeks to begin to receive books after sign-up.<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Imagination Library has recently begun a pilot program in collaboration with Gateway Medical Center to distribute a welcome book to each new baby born to a Montgomery County resident in the hospital.<\/p>\n

New mothers are encouraged to enroll their 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 501 Clarksville, TN 37040 ( 931.648.8826 | 931.648.8831 | www.clarksville.org<\/a> ) children in the program at that time so that the importance of reading in creating a successful life can be instilled at the earliest of ages.<\/p>\n

[320left]\u201cHats Off to Reading\u201d is designed to raise awareness of this vital program and to be one more piece in helping to build participation to at least a 60% level in the coming years.<\/p>\n

The cost for the program is approximately $12.00 per child per year; donations to help fund the free service are welcomed through the Friends of the Library, the associated 501c3 non-profit, located at the Public Library.<\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

For further information contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martha Hendricks, Director, Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
\n931.648.8826 x61400
\nmartha@clarksville.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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