Early Learning Center Mailbox

Thanks Keyara, for leaving this lovely drawing in the Early Learning Center mailbox for us to find.

We love to see the drawings that kids and their grown ups create in the Early Learning Center. Stop by today and draw us a picture!

The Early Learning Center is open:
Monday - Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

STAMP OUT HUNGER TOMORROW

The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold their 18th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive TOMORROW, May 8th. This is the largest one day food drive in the nation. It is easy to participate: just fill the bag, provided to you by your postal carrier, with canned food and other non-perishable items. Leave it out by your mailbox TOMORROW, May 8th! That's it! Help the NALC reach its goal of ONE BILLION POUNDS of food collected!

It is Springtime in the ELC!

We can tell it is Spring in the Early Learning Center when we start to find drawings like this one in the mailbox. Stop in with your preschooler and spend some time at the writing center drawing pictures and writing stories. Everything you do in the Early Learning Center together, helps your child build important early literacy skills.

We can't wait to see you!

The Early Learning Center is open:

Monday through Thursday: 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: Noon to 5pm

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Shelby drew this wonderful tree for us and left it in the Early Learning Center mailbox. Thank you Shelby!

We love to see the drawings that kids and their grown ups create in the Early Learning Center. Stop by today and draw us a picture!

The Early Learning Center is open:
Monday - Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Dear Elizabeth,

Thank you for your note and picture. We love books too!

The next time you visit the Early Learning Center with your grown up, please take a minute to tell us about your favorite book. We really like when kids tell us about books that they have been reading.

Sincerely,

The Library

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Isn't this a wonderful story about a girl who loved to read. What do you think happens next?


Visit the Early Learning Center today with your preschooler to work on early literacy skills together. Writing stories is a great way to develop narrative skills.

The Early Learning Center is open:

Monday through Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm

Tomorrow is Letter H Play Day in the Early Learning Center!

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Emma,

Thank you for sharing your mermaid drawing with us. We hope that you say hello to us the next time you are at the library!

Sincerely,

ACPL Staff

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Dear Ethan,

You are welcome. We are so glad that you have fun at the Thank you for the wonderful letter. It is always nice to hear "thank you".

Sincerely,

Library Workers

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Hi Elaine,

We love books too! We also love to see you when you visit the library. Thank you so much for the letter.

Sincerely,
The Downtown Library

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Look at all of these wonderful jelly fish faces! I wonder what they are thinking about.

Visit the Early Learning Center today and create a drawing with your preschooler. The Early Learning Center is open:

Monday through Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Another wonderful drawing from the Early Learning Center mailbox.

Tell your child a story about this picture and you will help her to develop her narrative skills. Or have her draw one of her own and tell YOU a story.

Early Learning Center Mailbox

There are so many things to look at and talk about in this picture. Drawing pictures with your preschooler is a great way to work on narrative skills. Narrative skills include the ability to describe things & events and to tell stories.

Make up a story about this drawing with your preschooler or create a drawing of your own to talk about.

To learn more about the six early literacy skills click here.

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Can you find two capital "B"s and the two lower case "b"s in this drawing?

What a creative way to work on letter knowledge!

Letter knowledge is knowing that letters are different from each other, knowing the names and sounds of the letters and recognizing letters everywhere. This is an important early literacy skill. For more information about the six skills your child needs to know in order to learn to read click here.

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Thank you for the drawing Olivia!

We love to see the wonderful drawings that kids and their grown ups create in the Early Learning Center. Stop by today and draw us a picture!

The Early Learning Center is open:
Monday - Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

Early Learning Center Mailbox

What a lovely flower! A great reminder that Spring is almost here.

Today at 2pm, visit the library to see the puppets put on a show and then stay to play in the Early Learning Center. The puppets have been practicing for weeks and they can't wait to see you at the show!

If you can't make it today, there are plenty of puppet shows this week. Click here for a schedule.

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Hi Trista,

Thank you for telling us about your visit to the library. We love to see children in the Early Learning Center playing (and learning) with their grown ups. By telling you silly stories while you played, your Grammy was helping you to improve your narrative skills. Way to go!

We hope that you and your Grammy come back to see us again soon!

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Wonderful scribbles!

Give your toddler a chance to scribble away on paper in the Early Learning Center. These early scribbles are an important step on the way to learning to write.

Visit the Early Learning Center:
Monday through Thursday: 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 12pm to 5pm

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Thank you for the lovely drawing! It is a great reminder that Spring is just around the corner.

Be sure to stop by the Early Learning Center today to explore, play and create with your preschooler.

The Early Learning Center hours are:

Monday through Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

See you at the ACPL!

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Hmmm....what is she thinking?

Be sure to stop by the Early Learning Center today to explore, play and create with your preschooler.

The Early Learning Center hours are:

Monday through Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

See you at the ACPL!

Early Learning Center Mailbox

What an interesting drawing! Thank you for sharing it with us.

Bring your child to the Early Learning Center today and drop us a line!