Literacy Coalition of Madison County NY

Our cornerstone programs mentioned below are now in the hands of some of our library friends. To learn about what organizations/agencies are doing with literacy, find partnership opportunities or learn about grant availability, please opt-in to our email list by clicking here: https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/rBf3H2s/LiteracyCoalition Contact Tara Truett by phone at (315) 345-1468 for information about the following programs:... - Dolly Parton Imagination Library which provides new, free, monthly, age-appropriate books to any child in Madison County from birth to age 5. - Madison County Reads Ahead which provides free tutoring for high school equivalency and English for Speakers of Other Languages. See more

Don Meichenbaum, one of the world’s leading experts on trauma and violence, and one of the most influential mental health professionals of the last century, sa...id one thing is more important to traumatized children than anything else. More important than therapy, more important than social programs, more important than anything else. The research shows that the single most powerful predictor of their ability to overcome the trauma and survive their circumstances is the ability to read. If they can read, they have a chance to find success in school and overcome all those terrible things in their lives. If they can’t, school will only be another source of pain and failure added to all the other sources of pain and failure. If they can read, they can benefit from therapy and everything else we may try to do for them. If they can’t read, all of that is a waste of time. Trauma and reading

Brings back such happy memories for me... love seeing a parent cuddled up with their baby reading together <3

"Last Stop on Market Street" by Matt de la Peña is a heartwarming story that highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share. Is this award-winning book a favorite in your house? #DollysLibrary

You are never too young or old to enjoy a great story and discover a picture book that will make a lasting impression!

What are we doing here in Maine today that involves these 750 books? Reading all day! Narrowing down the options for books that will be given to Maine kids at birth and future well visits.

Does anyone know if this is legit and where in the county there are Lyft services?

Great analogy. Cute explanation.

It is already freezing this season in Madison County and no one should have to endure being stuck outside in the cold. There are designated warming sites aroun...d the county as part of the Code Blue initiative that provide access to shelter and resources during normal business hours. Participating locations include: ALL public libraries in Madison County including Canastota Public Library, Hamilton Public Library, Sullivan Free Library Central Library Chittenango & Bridgeport, Cazenovia Public Library & Museum, DeRuyter Free Library, Oneida Library, and Morrisville Public Library, Church on the Rock and Madison County Office for the Aging, Inc. For more information about our programs visit our website: www.capmadco.org

Reading is a shared experience - make sure to ask questions as you go along. "What sound does the cow make?" "Isn't that a great blue (really, pink) airplane?" "Would a kangaroo would make a good pet?"

Reprinting with permission. Thank you, Dr. Steve Dykstra! Don Meichenbaum, one of the world's leading experts on trauma and violence, and one of the most infl...uential mental health professionals of the last century, said one thing is more important to traumatized children than anything else. More important than therapy, more important than social programs, more important than anything else. The research shows that the single most powerful predictor of their ability to overcome the trauma and survive their circumstances is the ability to read. If they can read, they have a chance to find success in school and overcome all those terrible things in their lives. If they can't, school will only be another source of pain and failure added to all the other sources of pain and failure. If they can read, they can benefit from therapy and everything else we may try to do for them. If they can't read, all of that is a waste of time. I work with severely traumatized children everyday. I work with victims of torture, abuse, and every kind of crime and trauma you can't imagine. I see places and go places everyday that many of you will never see. My advice to all of you who teach is to resist your good, natural, maternal, parental, protective impulse to save these children from what surrounds them. Do what you can to clothe and comfort them, but know it will never be enough. You will not save them. Instead, understand that teaching them, and especially teaching to read is the salvation you have to offer and the salvation they most need. Don't let their poverty, stories, and circumstances distract you from that, not for a minute. Most of them have figured out ways to live with the tragedies in their lives. As terrible as it is, they've reached some kind of balance with much of it. What they can never learn to live with is illiteracy and ignorance. They know how to get through their neighborhood without being killed, and they've learned to fall back asleep after the nightmares wake them up. You couldn't do it. I can't do it. But they can. Necessity has forced it upon them. But there is no way around it if they can't read. As a girl told me, she could live with the rapes. She could get over the years sleeping on the floor, or a couch, and being homeless and hungry. In time, all of that would get further and further behind her. But not being able to read was "everyday, forever." It never went away. It would be there again, tomorrow, "f*****g with my life" in a way all the trauma never could. Contrary to what we imagine, most victims of trauma, even those with PTSD. manage to live with it fairly well, even without therapy. We can't say the same of illiteracy and academic failure. Yes, all those other problems make teaching them to read harder, sometimes much harder. Climb that mountain. Don't waste time trying to tear it down. Steve Dykstra, PhD Psychologist

Pretty perfect day!

A MOST important institution! Love our Madison County libraries and staff! You rock!

And in CNY, the changing weather means more reading ahead. At least for those who don't like winter driving!