Defiance College to Present National Family Literacy Day Event at Defiance Public Library

As part of National Family Literacy Day, Defiance College Education Division, APPLE student organization, and the Defiance Public Library will sponsor a  two-hour literacy event on Saturday, Nov. 1, targeted for parents of pre-school age children. Parents and children participating in the event will receive an early literacy development resource handbook, literacy activities, and a small tote bag of pencils, stickers, glue sticks, and a Dr. Seuss book.

Training and resources are meant to help prepare both parent and child for entrance into the elementary school system.

The National Family Literacy Day event will be held at the Defiance Public Library and begin at 10 a.m. with literacy development training. At 11 a.m., Dora the Explorer literacy activities will take place with a star picture frame project and face painting.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information about the National Family Literacy Day Event or to register, please contact Dr. Sandra Golden, assistant professor of education at Defiance College at (419) 783-2412.

Defiance College is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate majors as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of engagement. U. S. News & World Report ranks Defiance in the top tier of comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. The college website is www.defiance.edu.

October 21, 2008