September is Library Card Sign-up month! Use this opportunity to take advantage of all your local library has to offer. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Library Card Sign-up Month, a national observance that was launched to ensure everyone can obtain a library card.

Your library supports literacy through its children programs including Storytime, After School Squad and Lego Club. Summer Reading makes sure literacy skills remain sharp over the summer break. The library also hosts the "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" program. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and w...