'Fun In The Sun' Literacy Workshops Back At New Rochelle Library

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — It's never too early to begin cultivating a lifelong love of reading and the New Rochelle Public Library is calling on the right combination of expertise and passion to help build that foundation.

Educator Kim Block, the founder of Building Blocks, will be returning to the New Rochelle Public Library for two sessions this summer to conduct "fun in the sun" workshops to promote early literacy.

Sessions will take place from 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m., on both Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, August 18. Parents will also be introduced to strategies and creative activities to help engage their children, from pre-K to 2nd grade, as they read together.

Block ran a popular series of early literacy workshops at the library this past spring.

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"It was heartening to see so many parents taking the time to attend these workshops to help strengthen their kids' reading skills," New Rochelle Public Library Head of Children’s Services Bobby Simic said. "The library is extremely lucky to have Kim Block lead these programs. Her expertise, fun activities and warm delivery encouraged families to come back week after week. We are thrilled she will be back this summer to continue to inspire a love of reading in children and their families."

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