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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation Party
2025-08-07 18:30:00 2025-08-07 19:30:00 America/Chicago 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation Party Has your child finished the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program? Congratulations! Join us for a special party for graduates of this Early Literacy program. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Thursday, August 07
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-07 18:30:00 2025-08-07 19:30:00 America/Chicago 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation Party Has your child finished the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program? Congratulations! Join us for a special party for graduates of this Early Literacy program. Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Main Library

Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Has your child finished the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program? Congratulations! Join us for a special party for graduates of this Early Literacy program.

This program is reserved for children who have completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Please register each graduate individually. Siblings and family members are welcome to attend—please register them as guests so we can plan accordingly.

If your child hasn’t completed the program yet, we’d love for you to join! Stop by the desk or visit our 1,000 Books webpage to learn more and get started on this exciting reading adventure!

If you'd like to see a list of books we may read during this storytime, please click here.

AGE GROUP: | Preschool |

EVENT TYPE: | Activity |

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