UChicago My Very Own Library Program

PreK–8 initiative that focuses on bolstering literacy and fostering a love of reading by empowering students to build their very own home libraries.

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

We are celebrating School Librarians this month!
https://t.co/6x1Ztv6ot2
@UnitedWayDE @UWGreaterNewark @TheNewarkPublic @NewarkLibrary @ALALibrary

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Register for our event tomorrow:
https://t.co/RhaLVAJzgy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Forgive my error, our Torrey Maldonado event is TOMORROW Tuesday at 8:30am CT. @TorreyMaldonado @bookelicious Register via our link in bio.

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Our network partners have deep ties in their communities, and @UnitedWayDE is no different. @rysheemadixon, Wilmington, Delaware, city council member, spoke of her love for reading in recognition of the #MVOL 10th anniversary. #literacy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

MVOL promotes intergenerational #literacy and encourages families to read together, to talk about reading, and to do other activities related to books and the written word. Our exec. dir. Duane Davis recorded his experience as a little reader growing up with readers. Take a look.

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

We can't thank the #MVOL schools enough for the last-mile efforts they take to get books to students. From California to Illinois to Delaware, they met the challenge posed by the #pandemic with creativity and commitment, as Ken Livingston of @UnitedWayDE explains. #literacy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

They were the best of times... well, they were interesting times. A silver lining: the ways in which we loved each other. Todd Barnett of @UCCharterschool gives a glimpse of the student-teacher love shown during #pandemic book distributions. #MVOL #literacy #scholasticbookfair

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

In addition to presenting culturally reflective characters to young readers, books as windows can also teach kids how to problem-solve. #MVOL leader Duane Davis, exec. dir. of K12 education initiatives at @UChicago, teaches this quick lesson. (Uses teacher's voice. 🙂) #literacy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Great story from @tonydokoupil of @CBSThisMorning, who interviewed @reneewauthor. #MVOL agrees wholeheartedly with the metaphors: Books are a foundation, windows, mirrors, and seeds "that you want to nurture and grow over that child's life."
https://t.co/mUheuV8i4P
#literacy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

We're celebrating 10 years of bolstering literacy and fostering a love of reading in schoolchildren. The #MVOL network makes this work possible. Thank you, @ChiPubSchool @UnitedWayDE @UnitedWayGMWC @TheDREAMProject Rosebud Fdn., Making Waves Fdn., and @Scholastic #literacy

[UChicago Civic Engagement @UChiEngagement]

This summer, @UCCancerCenter is hosting free, virtual career development activities to high school and college students interested in cancer research and care. Students will learn about cancer prevention, health disparities, and more. Register here: https://t.co/FoH9OeKazb.

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Thank you @nbcchicago for covering our June book distribution. Thanks to @ChiPubSchool, @UnitedWayDE, @UWGreaterNewark, Making Waves, @TheDREAMProject, @UnitedWayGMWC, Rosebud Fdn and @Scholastic as well for their partnership and making our 10th yr. the best yet!
#MVOL #literacy

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Awesome @nps_peshine Thank you for getting books into the hands of little readers.

[Peshine Avenue School @nps_peshine]

MVOL books and summer packets will be available for pick up in front of the school from 9a to 3p on June 23rd and 24th. 📚😎 @mvolibrary @NPSvoices

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

#MVOL head Duane Davis and Ken Livingston were interviewed on @WDEL! Davis and Livingston, who leads Get Delaware Reading at @UnitedWayDE, talked about MVOL's purpose and why this summer is a season of #literacy #enrichment. Take a listen ➡️ https://t.co/gwaj26eb53

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Thank you! We work directly with @UCCharterSchool in #Chicago, and the work they do is remarkable. #summerenrichment #MVOL #literacy

[UChicago Charter School @UCCharterSchool]

Thanks to the My Very Own Library Program, UChicago Charter students in grades PreK-8 will continue to create their very own libraries next month, thanks to the gift of new, age-appropriate books from the University of Chicago. Each child gets 10 books! Thank you @mvolibrary!

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

Great work by our partners in New Jersey. We salute you @RidgeStreet for getting books to students. #summerenrichment #MVOL #literacy

[Ridge Street School @nps_ridgestreet]

My Very Own Library with Mrs. Tomczyk, Vice Principal, and Mrs. Mejia, Math Coach. We love to read at Ridge Street School. @NPSvoices @mvolibrary

[United Way Delaware @UnitedWayDE]

Happy Juneteenth from our family to yours! #juneteenth #liveuntied

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

#Twinsbook and #ParkerInheritance author @varianjohnson traded stories with #MVOL head Duane Davis on how their kids adapted to home life during quarantine. Parents of little and big kids will relate to his slice-of-life discussion. https://t.co/GhWKYu1bZC #literacy #fathersday

[UChicago My Very Own Library Program @mvolibrary]

The #coronavirus pandemic caused us to change the way we did things, if we didn't stop doing them altogether! Our partner in Delaware, @UnitedWayDE, adapted remarkably, and we salute them. See the interview we did with them.
https://t.co/zJ7T6IQT1f

#MVOL #literacy