Want to get your young patrons and their parents to "FLIP" out over family reading?  Personal and organizational members of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) are encouraged to partner with their local children's museum and apply as a team for a day-long, all-expense-paid Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP) training workshop at the Children's Museum of Houston on May 18, 2011. FLIP is a literacy program for families with children birth through age eight that helps develop early learners' reading and comprehension skills and encourage reading engagement.  The core of the program is a FLIP kit that is checked-out and allows families to experience shared reading and book-centric activities in the comfort of their home.   Visit the ALSC website for a detailed overview of the program.
 
The purpose of the training is to instruct participants on the implementation of this literacy program in their libraries.  Take away 20 FLIP activity kits and receive replication plans for 181 additional kits.  Other materials will include a manual, marketing plan and templates.  For more information, as well as the application and requirements, visit the Association of Children's Museums website.
 
Libraries and museums are asked to partner on this project so that both will conduct outreach programming to encourage family participation, and demonstrate the power and reach of collaboration.  The deadline for applications is October 15, 2010.
 
Major funding for FLIP is provided through a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. ALSC is a national dissemination partner in this grant.

Questions?  Please contact ALSC Program Officer Linda Mays at ...@ala.org" target="_blank">lma...@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 1398.