Early Literacy Alternatives on Days of Library Holiday Closures

Your holiday off at your library workplace does not have to be a bummer for local families. Consider suggesting alternative activities such as local parks, scavenger hunts, museums, zoo, and discovery centers. For example, the St. Louis Zoo is always free and is open on all holidays expect Christmas and New Years Day. The Rabbit hOle – Kansas City, Missouri The Rabbit hOle is an immersive, interactive children’s literacy museum, featuring regular events and fundraisers. Larger than life exhibits of classic children’s books loom over the smallest of children in the warehouse setting created by visionaries Pete Cowdin and Deb Pettid. Discover a treasure trove of literacy through an antique card catalog of picture book relics, such as a sample of snow from The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats and an actual quarter from The Last Stop on Market Street by author Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian…
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