The Reluctant Reader. Part 1.
Q: My son is 8 years old and he hates reading. It's like torture to get him to sit still for the 20 minutes each day his teacher requires. I'm at my wit's end. I'm worried about him, and I know he's feeling stressed about it, too. What can I do?
A: It's not time to panic. I've met plenty of kids who say they don't like to read, and who avoid reading at all costs, and yet they grow up to be readers. Parents don’t always know that each person starts reading in their own good time. Statistically, this often happens sometime around or before 3rd grade, but it's not universally true that by 3rd grade everyone reads on their own. Plenty of bright children become readers later than anyone expected.
The single best predictor of whether or not a child will learn to read, read capably
The library was very excited to partner with students at Mills College and KALW this past semester to work on radio stories about our branches and services. The students, who were studying public radio reporting, had the opportunity to create a radio spot focusing on an Oakland library.
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Have you ever wondered how those shiny gold and silver embossed medals wind up on the year's most distinguished picture books? 
