Shelby Community Library

99% of brain development happens in the first five years of life.  Reading in these critical years significantly influences a child’s lifelong capacity to learn.

The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler.  The goal is to have read 1,000 books before your precious one starts kindergarten.  Stop by the library to get your FREE reading record sheet.