Friends and Volunteers, please support Children’s Literacy Network and our efforts to celebrate and promote literacy during the weekend of May 31-June 2 at the Washtenaw Avenue Barnes & Noble or online at www.barnesandnoble.com .

Additionally, join in on The Children’s Literacy Network Bookfair and Fun for All! with the entire family on Saturday, June 1 from 10am -2pm. Enjoy a 10am performance by Ann Arbor storyteller Laura Pershin Raynor, a visit from Belle of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast from 10:30-12, music, crafts, face-painting, and refreshments.

By simply mentioning your support of Children’s Literacy Network at the checkout, 20% of … Continue Reading

“Great idea” is the reaction we received from our longtime friends and colleagues at Family Learning Institute when we inquired about the possibility of sharing their office space.   So last week, with the help of many wonderful volunteers, we moved our offices and books to 1954 S. Industrial Hiway, Suite D in Ann Arbor where the Family Learning Institute has provided free tutoring to children in low income  families for over 14 years.

FLI primarily uses the space for tutoring between 3PM and 8PM, Monday through Thursday.   We, CLN, will be using some of their space from morning until … Continue Reading

Welcome to our new website!  As you look around, we hope you will recognize that our work is in collaboration with our community partners, generous sponsors and the hundreds of individual donors and volunteers who support our programs.  As a grass roots literacy nonprofit, we depend on the generosity of people who value reading and books and who understand that, in our high-tech 21st century world, it “takes a village” to ensure that all children in our community have an equal opportunity to develop a love of reading and books.

We believe it is the love of books and reading that … Continue Reading

We invite you to take a look at our new site as you celebrate March is National Reading Month.  Although the month of March is a time when teachers, students, parents and literacy organizations focus on the pleasures and importance of reading and books, we at the Children’s Literacy Network consider every day a celebration of reading and books.  Take a look at our website to see how our programs promote reading and the love of books.

If you are not yet a donor, we hope you will consider making a donation to Children’s Literacy Network a part of your celebration … Continue Reading

Welcome back Karla Fund!  In 1996, the Karla Fund was established with a mission and focus complimentary to ours:  to help parents appreciate the importance of reading to their children.  Like Children’s Literacy Network, the Karla Fund sought to educate parents about the benefits of reading to children beginning in infancy.   With its emphasis on fostering literacy and a love of books and learning, the Karla Fund found an early home at the Baby Book Club (as CLN was known in 1996), which provided the project a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit affiliation.  The Karla Fund gave free books to mothers … Continue Reading

By Janet Miller, Freelance reporter

Posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2012 : 5:55 a.m.

Diane Saulter, left, is the executive director of the Children’s Literacy Network and Julie Walden is president of the board. Janet Miller | AnnArbor.com
The Family Book Club is growing up. 

What began 21 years ago in the garage of cofounder Joan Weisman as the Baby Book Club and later matured into the Family Book Club is now becoming the Children’s Literacy Network

The name change, which … Continue Reading

A Party with a Purpose. Board President Julie Walden talks about the work of the Children’s Literacy Network with Barnes and Noble guests.

Saturdays in early fall are made for books and storytelling. They are also made for celebrations. All of these components came together on the second to last Saturday in September for a Celebration of Literacy and our Meet and Greet party held at Barnes and Noble in Ann Arbor. The weather brought families inside where our volunteers, Board members, donors, and friends greeted them and … Continue Reading

Throughout the weekend of Sept 21-23, our friends will be able to support the Children’s Literacy Network by buying books at the Washtenaw Avenue Barnes and Noble book store or online.  A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to us to buy books for the children we serve.

To help us earn money to buy more books just mention our name if you are in the store, or if you shop on-line use our code: 10826071 when you “check out”.    We hope that you will tell as many of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors as you can.  The more people … Continue Reading

Please join us at the Washtenaw Avenue Barnes and Noble as we celebrate literacy and talk to the community about the work of the Children’s Literacy Network. This special event features a book drive for Children’s Literacy Network and activities for children and adults.

Here’s the Schedule of Events for Saturday, September 22nd:

 10:30 a.m., members of our Board will be on hand to meet the public and to talk to them about our programs.
11:00 a.m., Story time in Spanish and English and a special craft for children ages 3-5 will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
11:45 a.m., award-winning storyteller Laura Pershin Raynor will … Continue Reading

Believe it or not, the Family Book Club is 21 years old. Just as the first children to receive books from us have grown, so has the Family Book Club. We are so proud of our achievements and look forward to helping the next generations of kids grow up to be strong readers too. Thus, it is with excitement and a look to the future that we announce our new name – Children’s Literacy Network – and we show you our new logo.

The name is a better reflection of the … Continue Reading