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In 2003, the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and the Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation joined forces to promote literacy for local students. Since that year, every Long Beach Unified School District third grade student has received a brand new dictionary – over 115,000 dictionaries gifted – thanks to the generosity of the Miller Foundation.
According the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, when children enter the fourth grade, their lessons shift. Instead of learning to read, they read to learn. Unfortunately, studies show that students who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely than proficient readers to leave high school without a diploma.
The Long Beach Public Library supports students during this crucial period with Dictionary Day events designed to instill a lifelong love of reading. Librarians teach students how to properly use their new dictionaries through fun and creative activities that help improve reading comprehension.
This year’s Dictionary Days are free of charge and open to all students:
Winter Word Olympics – February 15 at 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Burnett Neighborhood Library, 560 E. Hill St., Long Beach, CA 90806
Potions with Professor Snape – February 20 at 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807
Harry Potter’s Magical Dictionary – February 22 at 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Bret Harte Neighborhood Library, 1595 W. Willow St., Long Beach, CA 90810
Enchanted Garden – February 24 at 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, 5870 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805
