September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Hastings Memorial Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning.
There is nothing more empowering than signing up for your own library card. Through access to technology, media resources and educational programs, a library card gives students the tools to succeed in the classroom and provides people of all ages opportunities to pursue their dreams and passions.
“Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children,” said Robin Quinn, Director. “We have library programs that serve students of all ages and backgrounds such as 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, group story times, After School Program, and book…