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  1. New App: Zero to Three

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    Zero to Three, a national organization focusing on young children, just unveiled a new free app called “Let’s Play!” which provides parents and caregivers with easy, fun ideas for engaging babies, toddlers, and preschoolers during daily routines, emphasizing the importance of using everyday activities as an opportunity to talk with children.

    The app is available for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Activities can be accessed via age of child (0-18 months, 18-36 months, or 3 to 5 years) or by activity time (meals, bed and bath, shopping, commuting, etc). Check out “Let’s Play!”! It’s fun and easy to use!

  2. Family Literacy Fun Day

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    Join us on Saturday, November 1st for the 18th Annual Cambridge Family Literacy Fun Day to celebrate the beginning of National Family Literacy Month, held each November. This free event will take place at Cambridge City Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and is open to all Cambridge families with children in pre-K through grade 3. The event includes children’s activities, free books, Bonaparte the Magician (show at 1:30 p.m.), sing-a-longs, face painting, and more! For more information, call 617-349-6492.

    This event is sponsored by the Cambridge Family Literacy Collaborative, which includes Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Public Schools – Title 1 Program, Community Learning Center, Cambridge CFCE (Center for Families & Community Partnerships for Children), and City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs.

  3. Book Bike Finishes Successful Inaugural Season

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    The Cambridge Book Bike (www.cambridgebookbike.org) gave out almost 800 books (789 to be exact!) to children from birth to 18 years old over the course of 6 weeks this summer! The goal of the Book Bike is prevent “summer slide” and make reading fun and enjoyable.

    The Book Bike collaborated with DHSP’s Summer Food Program to bring free children’s books to the parks (Hoyt, Greene-Rose, and Gore Street) where kids receive free lunch as part of the city’s “Let’s Move! Let’s Eat! Let’s Read!” campaign.

    The Book Bike is a partnership of Liz Phipps-Soeiro, School Librarian, the Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, and the Center for Families. Be on the lookout for us next summer at a park near you!