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IndyPL Announces “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” Initiative
Parents and caregivers can ensure their young children enter school ready to read by participating in The Indianapolis Public Library’s newly-launched “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program.
The initiative is based on substantial research indicating that the more children are read...
Footnotes
Footnotes: Thoughts from the margins of a mom’s life
As an avid lifelong reader, I’ve been eager to pass down my favorite books to my children. My son, who will turn six in a few months, has been enthusiastically listening to me read Charlotte’s Web, Beezus and Ramona and even Harriet the Spy. We read our nightly chapter...
Guides
Here a book, there a book, everywhere a book book
There are easily 100 free activities to do in or near downtown Indianapolis but I want to highlight 9 of my favorite spots.
The Public Collection is a series of 9 micro-libraries scattered around the city that blend art and...
Things To Do
Hidden gem: Kids Ink Bookstore in Butler-Tarkington
The first time I found myself in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood of Indy, I felt like I was in what could possibly be considered a mini-foodie heaven. At the 56th & Illinois Street intersection you can look in any direction and find...
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10 Best Children’s Books Of 2015
Parents magazine revealed its picks for the 10 Best Children's Books of 2015. The magazine sought input from children and librarians across the country to select their favorite reads from the collection of books released this year. The full list of...
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A Crazy, Magazine Cover-Worthy Idea?
Tonight’s 10 p.m. wish: That jobs that are “compatible with life” will someday become the new normal. Here in the U.S of A.
Is that too pie-in-the-sky crazy? I really don’t think so. Not tonight.
I think it’s crazy that my...
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Shed the “Covid 19”
Well, you officially made it through 2020, but the “covid 19” — you know, that extra weight you took on during quarantine — is...
Ultimate Preschool Guide
Primrose
Welcome to Primrose Schools, a national family of accredited early education and care schools serving children, parents and local communities with a purposeful, balanced...
Museums & Attractions
Children Explore the World in TCM’s Bilingual Dora the Explorer Exhibit
Exploring the world with a preschooler is always an adventure. Their eyes grow big and their faces light up when they make discoveries about...
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Oinking Acres
Seventeen-year-old Olivia Head has always had a heart for rescuing animals, a trait that she says was inspired by her mom.
“I come from a...