We all feel a little silly clucking like chickens and snorting like pigs; but hearing and making animal sounds helps us hear different kinds of sounds in language. This develops literacy skills and reading readiness. At the same time, being silly and having fun with sounds and words makes reading fun, and fun with books is essential to developing a lifelong love of reading. So,

Language matters is not only an unequivocal statement it is the title of a documentary that asks questions such as "What do we lose when a language dies?". 

If you and your friends L-O-V-E words and word games and you have a competitive spirit, you’ll have a great time at this upcoming event.

Media literacy is a repertoire of competencies that enable people, including even young children, to analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes. 

What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!

Cinema Politica provides thought provoking documentaries in partnership with the Library. 

September 8th is International Literacy Day!  Celebrate literacy by entering the 2nd Annual Literacy Clicks photo contest.

Literacy is the first step in

Have you heard about Rita DeBook? A group of literacy based organizations in London, including London Public Library, are having some fun this summer. For 10 weeks, every Thursday, Rita DeBook will be practicing her literacy skills at an unknown location. Find her! Call her! And win prizes!