1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Join 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a free program that encourages you to share 1,000 stories with your child before they enter kindergarten. Sharing 1,000 books is easier than you think!

3 books a day for 1 year = 1,095 books or 1 book a day for 3 years = 1,095 books.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN

You can help your child become a great reader starting from birth! Research shows that sharing books, conversations, and songs with young children can:

  • Help build their language skills,
  • Contributes to their healthy development,
  • Give them the skills they need to succeed in school, and
  • Develop a lifelong love of reading.

HOW TO PLAY

You can play two ways: on paper with a handheld log or online through Beanstack. Select one of the following ways to play:

How to Play – Paper

  1. Register: Pick up a reading log at your nearest San José Public Library location.
  2. Track Your Reading: Each time you share a book, fill in a bubble on your log.
  3. Show us Your Progress: Each time you read 100 books, take your log to any San José Public Library location to get a progress sticker and your reading log for the next 100 books.
  4. Keep Reading: When you reach 1,000 books, you’ll receive a special prize and the option to add your child’s name to our 1,000 Books Wall of Fame.

How to Play – Online

  1. Register: Sign up for a Beanstack account and register for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program.
  2. Track Your Reading: Each time you share a book, track the title in your online log.
  3. Your Progress: Each time you read 100 books, you will automatically receive a progress badge. The more you read, the more badges you will receive!
  4. Keep Reading: When you reach 1,000 books, you’ll receive a special prize and the option to add your child’s name to our 1,000 Books Wall of Fame.

WAYS TO SHARE A BOOK

1,000 BOOKS WALL OF FAME

Prisha read 1,000 books!
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