The Ready for K Alliance is dedicated to supporting healthy literacy development and kindergarten readiness by making the Louisville Growing Readers digital library available to our community to support children and families before the first day of kindergarten.
Explore Louisville Through Books
 READ BOOK HERE This book was created in
|
 READ BOOK HERE This book was created in
|
 READ BOOK HERE This book was created in
|
 READ BOOK HERE This book was created in
|
Book Desert
The book desert map illustrates disparities across Jefferson County of green book gardens and red book deserts.
Just as a food desert map can illustrate food insecurity, so too can a book desert map expose book insecurity. It is increasingly understood that an inequitable distribution of relevant books—especially for families with young children—is a significant contributor to persistent and pervasive educational disparities.
This resource from Unite for Literacy is free and available to everyone!
CLICK TO VIEW FREE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Tips for parents to create lifelong readers
Questions?
If you would like to learn more about Louisville Growing Readers or have questions, reach out to Ashley Brandt, Metro United Way Director, Early Care and Education, via email below.