Feed the caterpillar, Grow The Nook!

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Update 5/1/23Family Reading Partnership has opened a free family playspace at The Shops at Ithaca Mall! This welcoming spot hosts families from across Tompkins County and gives away dozens of children’s books every week. We need your help to keep it free for all!

Bright Red Bookshelf Survey

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We are conducting a survey of Bright Red Bookshelf users to get feedback to help improve the program.Fill out our brief survey and be entered to win one of two amazing prizes. A $50 Amazon gift card or 10 new childrens books from FRPs personal library!Take me to the survey!

Join the Nook Grand Opening!

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October 27th 3pm-6pm The Shops at Ithaca Mall 40 Catherwood Rd. Ste D01 We are excited to announce the opening of our brand new family space at The Shops at Ithaca Mall, The Nook at Family Reading Partnership! The Nook is already open to visitors, and will host a grand opening celebration on October 27th from 3pm – 6pm. The …

Thank you!

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What a fabulous time we had! Thank you so much for donating, attending, and bringing your smiles to Desserts at Dusk. Together you raised almost $6,000 to support early childhood literacy projects in Tompkins County! So many businesses and individuals made this event possible, and we hope you will tell them how grateful you are by patronizing and thanking them! …

Desserts at Dusk

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We are throwing a celebration for our 25th Anniversary, and would like you to join us! Click here for more information!

We have really BIG news!

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21-22 Annual Report

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Click here for a downloadable version of this report

New Downtown Story Walk on Floral Ave!

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Family Reading Partnership celebrates a new Story Walk! The Family Reading Partnership is celebrating the opening of a brand new Story Walk in downtown Ithaca! On Saturday, April 30th from 10am to 11:30am families are invited to visit the Floral Ave walking path to celebrate with FRP and check out the story, A New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez …

FRP Strategic Plan 2022-2025

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Family Reading Partnership has been working hard on a new strategic plan to help focus our energies moving forward. Here is a quick overview of those plans. To read the strategic plan in full, please follow the link below. Full Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025

FRP Fall News 2021

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Story Walk program continues to grow! Family Reading Partnership’s Story Walks have had a busy year! We now have six Story Walks in Tompkins County, and #7 is on its way to Downtown Ithaca. Each location receives a new book at least every three months, for a total of 24 different Story Walk experiences every year! Local families can make …