How does 1000 Books Before Kindergarten work?

Register Online Here – Parents you can create an account first to easily monitor your children's activity.

Track Your Reading – Log every book you read with your child here! 

Keep track of the number of books you read with your child using the booklet you picked up at sign up, or here on Readsquared.

At each milestone, visit the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library to redeem a prize. Every 100 books your child will earn a sticker to commemorate their milestone! They will also get to add their name our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten wall.

At 500 books read your child will get their sticker and a small prize!

At 1,000 books read your child will receive a certificate of completion, a small prize, a book, and an invitation to our yearly 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration! We will also dedicate a picture book in their name to the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library collection!

Keep Reading! – Prepare your child for kindergarten by reaching 1,000 books before they enter kindergarten.





Put reading first, with 20 minutes a day spent reading to your children. 
Make it fun and exciting. Be imaginative.


Need more information?
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page!

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Lou
by Breanna Carzoo
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I like Lou - dad

We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt
by Kelly DiPucchio
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Fun

Bear Island
by Matthew Cordell
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Sad but good

I’m a Pig
by Sarah Weeks
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Descent

Splat the Cat
by Rob Scotton
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Dad digged it

First Hero in Outer Space Laika the space dog
by Jeni Wittrock
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Terrible

Happy Birthday Moon
by Frank Asch
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Dad likes, classic.

The Cat’s Vacation
by Irene Schoch
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Dad- so so; mom thought it fun

Moose on the Loose
by Kathy-Jo Wargin
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Some good rhyming

Harquin The Fox Who Went Down To The Valley
by John Burningham
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Older book, surprisingly good
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