Kaela Wallman, Coordinator of Youth Services for Schenectady County Public Library joins Hannah and Rachel to talk about the importance of early literacy, the role the library plays in literacy development, Schenectady County Public library's literacy partners, and the role parents and caregivers play in early literacy development.

Schenectady County Public Library website: http://www.scpl.org/

STARS program: https://www.schenectadystars.org/

Screen time info for parents of 0 to 3 year olds: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/series/screen-sense

Screen time info for parents with older children: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/technology-and-media

These are the books Hannah and Rachel discussed in the intro:

 BJ Novak - The Book with No Pictures 

 Jimmy Fallon – Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA 

John Oliver- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo 

Stephen Colbert- I Am A Pole (And So Can You!)  

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