Read Aloud Month Calendar
Harris County Public Library
www.hcpl.net
Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library
March 1, 2017
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Public Event
Celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day with stories, snacks, activities
and crafts.
Barbara Bush Branch Library
March 2, 2017
Dr. Seuss Toddler Time
10:15AM - 11:00AM
Public Event
Dr. Seuss Story Time: Books, rhymes, songs and flannel board activities. Kids will
take home Cat in the Hat stickers and dye cut stick puppets of the Cat's hat.
Stratford Branch Library
March 2, 2017
Celebration of Seuss Storytime
11:00AM
Public Event
Celebrate all things Seuss at storytime. All ages are welcome!
Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library
March 2, 2017
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Read Across America
Public Event
Celebrate all things Seuss! This event is for ages 3 - 12!
Atascocita Branch Library
March 6, 2017
Seussational Storytime
6:30PM
Public Event
Families are invited to join the Harris County Public Library's Seussational
Storytime to honor the life and work of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr.
Seuss. This program will include books, crafts, cake and an appearance from the
world's most famous literary cat!
*All HCPL events: Open to the public. For more information, visit www. hcpl.net
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Houston Area Urban League
www.haul.org
Project Ready Family Literacy
Families with children in K - 5th will engage in an interactive read-aloud plus text
talk based on three objectives: encourage students to become active learners
during book reading, provide feedback that models more sophisticated language
and challenge children's knowledge and skills by raising the complexity of the
conversation. Open to students and their families who attend school at the
following campuses:
March 1, 2017
4:00PM - 5:00PM
HISD Hartsfield
March 2, 2017
4:00PM - 5:00PM
HISD Benbrook
March 7, 2017
4:00PM - 5:00PM
HISD Woodson
March 8, 2017
4:00PM - 5:00PM
HISD Law
March 9, 2017
4:00PM - 5:00PM
HISD Young
*For more information, visit www.haul.org.
Making it Better
www.mibtx.org/
Volunteers Needed
Read Alouds
Making It Better will offer Read Aloud opportunities to 9 HISD elementary 1st grade
classrooms in West Houston, NRG stadium and Fifth Ward areas for 4 weeks.
Volunteers will read to a classroom for 30 minutes once a week. Volunteers needed
at Shearn Elementary. To volunteer go to Connect4Literacy.org. For more
information, contact Ashley Danna at [email protected]
West Houston Area
Walnut Bend Elementary – Wednesdays (Mar. 1, 8, 22, 29) at 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Piney Point Elementary – Thursdays (Mar. 2, 9, 23, 30) at 1:00-1:30 p.m.
Shadowbriar Elementary – Wednesdays (Mar. 1, 8, 22, 29) at 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Ashford Elementary – Thursdays (Mar. 2, 9, 23, 30) – 2:00-2:30 p.m.
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NRG Stadium Area
Shearn Elementary – Thursdays (Mar. 2, 9, 23, 30) at 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Red Elementary – Wednesdays (Mar. 1, 8, 22, 29) at 11:30-12:00 p.m.
5th Ward (Near Downtown)
Bruce Elementary – Tuesdays (Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 21, 28) – 9:00-9:30 a.m.
McGowen Elementary – Wednesdays (Mar. 1, 8, 22, 29) – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Ross Elementary – Tuesdays (Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 21, 28) – 8:15-8:45 a.m.
Family Literacy Night at Coral Club Apartments
March 30, 2017
5:30PM - 7:00PM
5909 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77036
These events are fun, interactive, outreach approaches that provide materials,
education, and activities to encourage reading with families. Events are held at
schools, community centers, and apartment complexes. Participants take home
new books and supplies to practice what they have learned in order to make
reading and developing literacy skills part of their daily routine. To volunteer go to
Connect4Literacy.org. For more information, contact Ashley Danna at
[email protected].
Children's Museum of Houston
www.cmhouston.org/readstrong
March 2, 2017
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Public Event
Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday with Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2
character appearances, birthday sing-along and dance party.
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March 4, 2017
Dr. Seuss Celebration
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Public Event
The Children's Museum of Houston is celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday in a
Seussical way. Everyone is invited to come dressed as their favorite Seuss
character or accessory to encourage the fun and love of reading.
*There will be week-long museum activities with favorite Dr. Seuss characters during March 2 - March 8.
HISD
www.houstonisd.org
Raul C. Martinez Elementary
March 2, 2017
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Read Across America
We will be celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss and motivating our students to
become life-long readers. At 9:30 AM, we will Drop Everything and Read our
favorite Dr. Seuss books to students.
James H. Law Elementary
March 2, 2017
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day
March 2 is NEA (National Education Association's) Dr. Seuss Read Across America
Day. Volunteers will have the opportunity to significantly impact a child's life and
future success, by reading a Dr. Seuss book to a classroom of scholars and then
engaging them in a related, fun activity. Private Event. To volunteer go to
connect4literacy.org.
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Houston Public Library
Jungman Library
March 2, 2017
Seuss-a-palooza
www.houstonlibrary.org/
5830 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77057
12:00PM - 7:00PM
Public Event
Come join us for an all-day Seuss a-thon! This year's specific activities include story
times, movies and arts and crafts. English and Spanish readers are encouraged to
join. Open to the public. To volunteer go to Connect4Literacy.org.
*For more information, visit www.houstonlibrary.org.
iWRITE Literacy Organization
www.iwrite.org
March 9, 2017
Shiver Book Release
ALL DAY
Private Event
Children's Author Melissa M. Williams will be releasing her new bilingualwww.haul.org
book,
Shiver to all the students at Scroggins Elementary. Along with the book release,
Williams will be holding literacy presentations for each grade.
*To learn more about iWRITE Founder and Author Melissa M. Williams, visit
www.melissamwilliamsauthor.com
March 28, 2017
"i" The Guy Read Aloud at YDC
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Private Event
Students participating in the "i" The Guy Journal Program at the Youth Development
Center will be receiving a check-in from the "i" The Guy mascot. YDC Students will
get a chance to meet the character that they've been writing with and share their
stories with everyone by reading aloud.
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www.iwrite.org
www.ydc.org
Youth Development Center
March 9, 2017
Book Fair
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Private
Event
www.ydc.org
The Youth Development Center's (YDC) book fair will begin with a read aloud
and each YDC student will receive a copy of the read aloud book. The book fair
will be sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
*For more information, visit ww.ydc.org.
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation
March 18, 2017
Family Literacy Festival
www.bushhoustonliteracy.org
11:00AM - 1:00PM
On March 18th, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation in partnership with
iWRITE, Legacy Community Health, the Houston Public Library, the Harris County
Public Library and the Children’s Museum of Houston will be hosting a family
literacy event at Houston Housing Authority Kelly Village. At this event, our
wonderful partners will be providing fun, educational activities to the residents
including comic book writing, read alouds, and a Lego robotics build. In addition,
the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation is partnering with the Houston
Housing Authority to dedicate a library to Kelly Village.
*For more information, contact Amber Krupp at [email protected]
March 30, 2017
Read Aloud Night at the Museum
5:00PM - 8:00PM
1500 Binz, Houston, TX 77004-7112
Public Event
Admission to the Children’s Museum of Houston will be free Thursday, March 30th
from 5- 8PM. Come celebrate Read Aloud month with us! In addition to the variety of
regularly occurring activities at the museum, we will be joined by author Varsha
Bajaj. Starting at 5:30 PM Varsha will be reading from her book This is our Baby,
Born Today and more! This event is open to the public. To volunteer go to
Connect4Literacy.org. For more information, contact Amber Krupp at
[email protected].
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