Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library held its first graduation ceremony for the Family READS (Reading and English to Achieve Dreams and Success) Program, provided in partnership with Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley.
Parents desiring to improve their English skills and who had preschool children were invited to attend this free 16-hour family literacy program that gave parents new skills and knowledge to help their children be successful in school. Children were immersed in literacy activities, and families learned how to access the library’s free resources and received free children’s books.
Six families graduated from the Blacksburg Library’s Family READS Program on Tuesday, May 21, 2018.
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library was selected as one of 20 public libraries nationwide to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Meadowbrook Library will be the site of the next Family READS session, which consists of 8 two-hour classes. The Meadowbrook Library Family READS program will be held on Monday evenings beginning June 18. Limited English proficient parents of preschoolers and their siblings are invited to attend. Free dinner is provided. For more information about the upcoming series in Eastern Montgomery, please contact the Meadowbrook Library at (540) 268-1964.
The Floyd branch will host a fall 2018, session of Family READS. For more information about the Floyd program, please contact the Floyd branch at (540) 745-2947.
The American Dream Literacy Initiative strives to develop tools and resources for libraries and library staff to provide effective literacy services to adult English language learners in their communities and across the country. The American Dream Literacy Initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library serves the public of Montgomery and Floyd Counties at four locations in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Floyd and Shawsville, with a range of material, programs and services to stimulate imaginations, satisfy curiosity, inform citizens and guests, and to connect people to each other and the world. More information is available at www.mfrl.org
Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley is a non-profit organization that provides tutoring to help adults achieve literacy and language goals related to employment, parenting, and community independence. More information is available at www.lvnrv.org
