Reading Programs & Services
Reading programs and services for children offered by the Springfield Township Library.
Reading Programs
Mother Goose on the Loose - Ages 10 to 30 months / Multi-week sessions that meet once per week held throughout the year. See our event calendar for dates. Nursery rhymes, music, songs, puppets, and musical instruments that stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers.
Little Me - Ages 2.5 and up / Multi-week sessions that meet once per week held throughout the year. See our event calendar for dates. Talk, sing, read, write, and play to help prepare your child for reading readiness.
On-My-Own - Ages 4 & 5 / Multi-week sessions that meet once per week held throughout the year. See our event calendar for dates. Learn to recognize some basic phonograms, sing and dance, listen to a story, and enjoy an occasional STEAM demonstration.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten - Instill a love of reading in your children and prepare them for success in school. Register for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program online. Log the books you read with your child and check in with us at the library to earn fun incentive stickers for every 100 books you log and a free book once you reach the 1000 book goal.
Services
Reference and Readers' Advisory - Need book recommendations, a selection of books on a certain topic or a book similar to another that you loved? Any of these requests and more can be fulfilled by our Reference staff whom you can reach by email here or by calling at 248-846-6550. Please be sure to include your library card number when emailing!
Storybook Trail - Walk around the library to the park and read pages of a kids book as you go along the crushed limestone pathway. Park at the library and look for the sign. The trail goes in a loop around the Civic Center, playground, and back to the library parking lot. No cost. Always open.
Novelist K-8 - Get info on book series, read-a-likes, book leveling, curriculum ideas, and more!
1000 Hours Outside - We are happy to promote and encourage your participation in the 1000 Hours Outside (1000hoursoutside.com) incentive. According to their website, American children are spending 1,200 hours per year on screentime, and the program aims to reclaim some of that time in ways that shift the use of our time toward more productive and healthy outcomes. A thousand hours is a huge goal; why not see how close you can come? Tracking sheets are available on our website, in our Storytime Room, or at 1000hoursoutside.com
