Star City Reads

Roanoke's 2012 & 2017 All-America City Award-winning 3rd grade reading initiative. 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Pacesetter.

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Read this - then maybe put down your tablet – our National Med. Dir. Dr. Perri Klass writes about a study in @AAPJournals on benefits of #reading printed #books w/ kids instead of digital. Physical books make reading more engaging & rewarding for children! https://t.co/v595undDWV

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Volunteer Star City Readers, like @City_of_Roanoke Council Member Djuna Osborne, and Roanoke Public Libraties staff are reading at Fishburn Park Elementary and Carilion Pediatric for #readacrossamericaday!

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Our #ReadAcrossAmerica celebration is tomorrow! Hope to see lots of our #roanoke friends there! #glreading

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A huge thank you to @andominguez for speaking to third graders at Fallon Park Elementary and library patrons today! @ Roanoke Public Libraries https://t.co/1amtN0vhTl

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Happy Valentine's Day! Share the love today by reading a good book with someone! ❤️��❤️ #roanoke #glreading

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There are some great opportunities for #roanoke teens this year! https://t.co/GaRF0r8WcS

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Educational post.

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#RPDReads rocks!

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Teachers love it when we come for our #RPDreads events and bring new reading material! Thanks to donations from Star City Reads, we’re able to give local head starts new books for the students each time we visit.

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Want to have a say in what the future #roanoke valley library cards look like? You can now vote on the new RVL library card designs! https://t.co/ynTxAPKSTA

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Check out this important documentary series about the lasting impacts of childhood trauma https://t.co/fJbWQSoYx3 via @TPT

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@WDBJ7 The @City_of_Roanoke's Star City Reads program gives books to local barbers!

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Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas from Star City Reads!

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Thanks to @growing_up_mag for joining RPL's Early Literacy Librarian Charlsie to talk about our awesome new toy collection on @WFXRnews ! https://t.co/UMKKVcjQpG

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A big congratulations to our friends at @UWRoanokeValley @SBGR_2012! #roanoke

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Education Notebook: United Way of Roanoke Valley to get $250,000 grant for early childhood program https://t.co/tHCZBtyFij via @roanoketimes

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@DelaneyHallTV Thanks for sharing the story!

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You can now check out toys at the Main Library! Each toy is geared towards building key skills AND comes with a book! #roanoke #glreading

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Here are some helpful tips for reading aloud from @RIFWEB https://t.co/KCaqcRGEir

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This #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting some of our wonderful #roanoke partners, such as @brliteracy, @CHIPRoanoke, and @FASWVA

[Reach Out and Read @reachoutandread]

Did you know that #children learn best with others? In addition to your daily interactions with your little one, consider taking them to places like the #library, where they can read and #learn with other kids! https://t.co/XqoiwyynNc #Parenting #Reading #EarlyLearning #Language