Need something outdoors to do with your kids? A Story Walk might be the perfect activity! Our four Story Walks are scattered across Tompkins County, and have all been updated for winter. Go check them out with the whole family! Groton Story Walk Winter Is Here by Keven Henkes is a wonderfully written and illustrated book celebrating the sights, sounds, …
Target Circle
To our friends and supporters We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now through December 31st, 2020, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help …
Calling all child artists!
Family Reading Partnership is looking for young artists aged 0-10. Do you know a child that loves to make art? Working with paints and pencils and all sorts of other mediums? Do they also, by chance, love books? We want to see it. Show us your kids favorite work of art and they could win our Kid’s Art Contest. How …
Book Donations Needed!
Hello Friends of Family Reading Partnership! We have not sent out an update in a while, and we thought you might like to know what has been going on in our neck of the woods during this time of social distancing. While a few of our regular programs have been forced on hiatus, we are still able to provide services …
Books a la Mode August 3!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle with free ice cream, children’s activities, and more! Check out our Facebook Event. Saturday, August 3rd, 2-4pm at Family Reading Partnership, 54 Gunderman Rd., Ithaca. See you soon for summer family fun with books!
Winter News 2019
YAP Grant for Story Walks Earlier this winter Family Reading Partnership was awarded a United Way of Tompkins County Youth and Philanthropy grant to install two new story walks in the area, one at the Enfield Elementary School and one in the Village of Dryden! We are eagerly awaiting the thaw so that we can get to work on building …