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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Who Meows?
by Robin Page
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Onyx liked

The Storm Whale
by Benji Davies
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Good one - six cats!

Giraffe is too tall for this book
by DK Ryland
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Cute

Bigfoot's Big Heart
by Sarah Glenn Marsh
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Fun valentines book

Rabbits feat
by Barney Saltzberg
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Simple, cute

King King’s Cousin
by Mark Teague
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Cute

No Snowball
by Isabella Kung
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Very cute

Skippyjon Jones
by Judy Schachner
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The great dog wash
by Shellie braeuner
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5/5

There are no bears in this bakery
by Julia Sarcone-Roach
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