Kevin Syers 
Did your child receive “Good Night, Gorilla” by Peggy Rathmann in August? In this story, the zookeeper tells Gorilla “good night,” but Gorilla is not ready for bed. He follows the zookeeper around causing night time mischief! Read this story to your child before bed and enjoy the cute and funny artwork with them. Try … Read more
In August, Dr. Swaggerty presented to the Greenville Rotary Club about the Imagination Library Kindergarten Impact Study and efforts to improve literacy in Pitt County. The presentation emphasized reading to children every day, results and progress from the research project, enrolling children in Imagination Library from all areas of Pitt County, and how Rotary members can … Read more
“Imagination Library has not only impacted my son, Will, but our entire family. Our family eagerly awaits the arrival of our new book, and we always spend time reading and chatting about each book multiple times. We enjoy reading to each other, and Will especially loves it when my daughters read to him. I love … Read more
“We read to our daughter while she was in her mom’s stomach and continued when she was born. Watching our daughter grow as she reads her books from Imagination Library has been the best thing for us as parents. As early as 6-8 months Susie has been able to pick up boos, turn the pages, … Read more
On Monday, April 29, the ILKIS team presented to Pitt County’s elected officials at Sheppard Memorial Library in Greenville. Dr. Terry Atkinson and Dr. Elizabeth Swaggerty from the research team, alongside Dr. Ron Mitchelson, ECU Provost, presented about Imagination Library and preliminary research findings. Following the presentation, there were many questions and suggestions about how … Read more
We hope your child received Beatrix Potter’s century-old classic, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, this month! This book tells the tale of mischievous Peter Rabbit’s adventures in Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden. Even though Mrs. Rabbit tells her children not to enter the garden, Peter cannot resist seeing what’s waiting inside. Starting Up: Look at the … Read more