Reading and rhythm are music to our ears! Be a Noteworthy Reader this summer!

This summer join the Chicago Public Library for the sweet symphony of books and music together:

1. All music tells a story. Look for books that you can set to music, or hunt out the stories behind the great pieces of music.
2. Explore poetry at your library.  Clap out the rhythm in a poem or try putting it to a familiar tune.
3. Make music from objects in your house: use two of your kitchen spoons to make a song together or make a comb and wax paper ‘kazoo!’
4. Music can give you good vibes—explore the science of vibrations when you blow across an empty water bottle.  Now try it on a half full water bottle and note the changes.
5. There’s music all over our great City of Chicago!  Check out a neighborhood festival for family fun. Go to the City of Chicago's Cultural Affairs and Special Events site for details.
6. Visit one of the many, free city concerts in Millennium Park. For details visit the Grant Park Music Festival site or call 312-742-7638.
7. And, of course, be sure to have a Chicago Public Library card so you can check out more great books about music, stories and the art of creation today and everyday.

Join us for Book Beats! It's a great way to encourage your child's reading and school success.  Music and rhythm are important ways to engage a child in reading and loving to play with language.  Creating a City of Readers is everyone’s responsibility. Here’s how to begin:

1. Get a library card and use it.
2. Read aloud with a child for twenty minutes a day.
3. Have books in your home.
4. Get caught in the act of reading.