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Level The Playing Field With A Library Card
For more information contact Pam Jaskot at 919-807-7421 or pjaskot@library.dcr.state.nc.us.
(Raleigh, N.C.) - Carolina Hurricanes alternate captain Kevyn Adams knows that libraries level the playing field by providing resources and services that help children of all ages learn. September is Library Card Sign-up Month and along with Kevyn Adams, local public libraries are encouraging families to do just that. So stop by and get the smartest card of all at your library – your library card – and discover the opportunities that await you and your family.
Libraries are great places for kids. Starting with picture books and story hour, continuing with summer reading and other programs, libraries open doors to learning, imagination and wonder. Kids learn both the thrill and responsibility of owning their own “charge card”- one that lets them borrow books, movies, music, games and more. Libraries offer free use of computers, enabling students without computers at home to do online research after school with trained librarians available to help find appropriate information. Libraries help children keep learning. “Tuition” is free. All it takes is a library card.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month.
Your children’s education is just one reason to sign up for a library card. A library card allows you to borrow the latest best sellers, DVDs and books on tape. Libraries also offer exhibits, classes, reading groups for adults, and trained staff to assist you in your information search.
Public libraries provide educational and learning opportunities for a lifetime, through early literacy programs and summer reading and extending through adult literacy and skill development, with an array of opportunities in between. Public libraries may be the one place where knowledge and opportunity are open to everyone. A national Marist Poll reports that nine out of 10 people find library access valuable.
National Library Card Sign-up Month started in 1987. Since then libraries across North Carolina have used the national campaign to encourage North Carolinians to sign-up for library cards. This year the State Library of North Carolina is coordinating the campaign statewide by offering public libraries support and promotional materials to encourage residents to sign up for a library card and find out what’s new at their local library.
To sign up for a library card, visit your library with proof of residency and photo identification. Most libraries ask that children under age 18 be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The State Library of North Carolina is a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. The State Library works in partnership with communities to develop library service, coordinates statewide programs for all types of libraries, and offers direct library service to state employees, genealogy researchers, and people who have visual and physically handicaps.
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