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Dive Into Learning

Do you have a child aged 0 to 5? We invite you to join Dive into Learning, LBPL's early learning program! Dive Into Learning encourages families to read 1,000 books with their children before they enter Kindergarten, provides activities and workshops to get little ones ready for school, and supports caregivers as their children’s first teachers.

To participate, simply visit any of our 12 branches to pick up your physical tracker. You can also track your progress by visiting the Beanstack website or downloading the app from Google Play or the App Store.

How Does It Work?

  1. Visit any of our 12 branches to receive a physical tracker or create your account on the Library’s Beanstack site. Select the Dive into Reading Challenge to begin.
  2. Use the Beanstack website or mobile app to track the books you and your child read together.
  3. For every 100 books you read, visit the Library to pick up your prize.
  4. When you complete 1,000 books, visit the Library to receive your final prize.
  5. Participants who have completed the challenge will be invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation and will be contacted via email.

How Long Does It Take?

1,000 books may seem like a lot of books, but let's do the math...

Reading just 1 book a night means you'll read:

  • 365 books in a year
  • 730 books in two years...
  • ...and 1,095 books in three years!

Imagine if you read 2 books a night? Or 3?

Most kids start Kindergarten around age 5, so there's plenty of time to complete this challenge. You can read any book as many times as you’d like to count towards the total. Any book read aloud during Storytime at the Library also counts. You can do this!

Dive Into Learning Events

The Long Beach Public Library will host Dive into Learning events at all 12 of the branches throughout the year.

These events include special performers, workshops for parents, crafts, school readiness activities, and other programs that are great for families with little ones. Check out the Dive into Learning Calendar for upcoming programs.

Ways to Share a Book with Your Child

Reading with your child is the best way to build a strong foundation for future success. Dive into Reading is the perfect way to instill in your little one a love of reading and help them be ready for kindergarten and beyond. Check out these literacy tips below:

  • Read together!
  • Visit your child's favorite book over and over again.
  • Talk or sing about the pictures in a book.
  • Let your child tell the story.
  • Visit the library! Even babies can get a library card.

En Español

¿Qué es Sumérgete al Aprendizaje?

¿Tiene un hijo de 0 a 5 años? ¡Le invitamos a unirse a Sumérgete al Aprendizaje, nuestro programa de educación temprana! Sumérgete al Aprendizaje anima a las familias a leer 1,000 libros con sus hijos antes de que ingresen al Kinder, ofrece actividades y talleres para preparar a los más pequeños para la escuela y apoya a los padres como los primeros maestros de sus hijos.

Para participar, simplemente visite cualquiera de nuestras 12 bibliotecas para recoger su rastreador de libros. También puede seguir su progreso visitando el sitio web de Beanstack o descargando la aplicación desde la tienda de aplicaciones de Google Play o App Store.


¿Cómo inscribo a mi niño o niña?

  1. Visita cualquiera de nuestras 12 bibliotecas para recibir un rastreador de libros físico o crea tu cuenta en el sitio Beanstack. Selecciona el desafío Sumérgete en la Lectura para comenzar.
  2. Usa el sitio web o la aplicación móvil de Beanstack para registrar los libros que tú y tu hijo/a lean juntos.
  3. Por cada 100 libros que lean, visita la biblioteca para recoger tu premio.
  4. Cuando completes 1,000 libros, visita la biblioteca para recibir tu premio final.
  5. Los participantes que hayan completado el desafío serán invitados a unirse a la Graduación de Mil libros antes de Kinder. Los notificaremos por correo electrónico.

¿Mil libros? ¿Cuánto tiempo va durar este programa?

1,000 libros pueden parecer muchos, pero hagamos las cuentas...

Leer solo 1 libro por noche significa que leerás:

  • 365 libros en un año
  • 730 libros en dos años
  • ¡...y 1,095 libros en tres años!

¿Te imaginas si leyeras 2 libros por noche? ¿O 3?

La mayoría de los niños comienzan el kindergarten alrededor de los 5 años, así que hay mucho tiempo para completar este desafío. Puedes leer cualquier libro tantas veces como quieras para que cuente en el total. Cualquier libro leído en voz alta durante la hora de cuentos en la biblioteca también cuenta. ¡Tú puedes hacerlo!


Eventos y talleres de Sumérgete al Aprendizaje

La Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach organizará eventos de Sumérgete al Aprendizaje en las 12 bibliotecas a lo largo del año.

Estos eventos incluyen actuaciones especiales, talleres para padres, manualidades, actividades de preparación escolar y otros programas que son ideales para familias con niños pequeños.

Consulta el Calendario de Sumérgete al Aprendizaje para los programas próximos.


Maneras de compartir un libro con tu pequeño

Leer con tu hijo/a es la mejor manera de construir una base sólida para el éxito futuro. Sumérgete en la Lectura es la forma perfecta de inculcarle a tu pequeño el amor por la lectura y ayudarlo a estar listo para el kindergarten y más allá.

Consulta estos consejos de alfabetización a continuación:

  • ¡Lean juntos!
  • Visiten el libro favorito de su hijo/a una y otra vez.
  • Hablen o canten sobre las imágenes de un libro.
  • Dejen que su hijo cuente la historia.
  • ¡Visiten la biblioteca! Incluso los bebés pueden obtener una tarjeta de biblioteca.

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Thank you to Best Start Central Long Beach, the PNC Foundation—the charitable arm of the PNC Financial Services Group, and the Long Beach Public Library Foundation whose funding makes programs like Dive Into Learning possible.

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