Children's Literacy Foundation

10/29/2026

"This is CLiF Executive Director Laura Rice, coming to you LIVE from WDEV Studios, right here in scenic Waterbury, Vermont!"
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Coming soon to the WDEV airwaves - new radio promos about CLiF's work! Be sure to tune in and let us know when you hear them! 🫳🎤

10/29/2026

Eric Pinder was a big hit with his audience at Dummer - Milan Public Library!

10/28/2026

With Halloween fast approaching, we present...THE SCARIEST PICTURE BOOK EVER WRITTEN! 👹🧟‍♀️🧌

10/27/2026

New to CLiF Notes: Program Manager Cassie Willner explains how CLiF facilitates relationships between schools and public libraries, and takes us inside a recent literacy event at Keene Public Library with author and naturalist Susie Spikol.
👉https://clifonline.org/clif-notes/literacy-kinship-in-keene

10/21/2026

We love seeing how Arlington Area Childcare put their CLiF Community Literacy grant to use! 🍎📚💚

10/20/2026

There are--count 'em--SIX CLiF Rural Library kickoff events scheduled next week at public libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire!

This program provides smaller libraries and communities with $8,000 in funding and support for literacy activities, new books, programming mini-grants, and connections with local schools.

Let the fun begin!

📆Monday, Oct. 26
Andover Public Library, Andover, NH
John G. McCullough Library, North Bennington, VT
Joseph Patch Library, Warren, NH

📆Tuesday, Oct. 27
Dummer-Milan Public Library, Milan, NH

📆Thursday, Oct. 29
Morrisville Centennial Library, Morrisville, VT
Orwell Free Library, Orwell, VT

10/19/2026

Congratulations to CLiF Program Manager Jana Brown, who, in her other role as a Vermont state representative (Chittenden-1), was instrumental in designating today - October 19 - as the very first Vermont Library Day! And a very happy Vermont Library Day to all who celebrate!
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10/16/2026

TGIF! With chilly temps in the forecast, it’s the perfect weekend to curl up with a good book! Raise your hand if you agree! 🙋🏽🙋‍♀️🙋🏿‍♂️🙋🙋🏽‍♀️

10/15/2026

We're so excited about the launch of our very first long-term literacy project in Chelsea and Tunbridge, VT! First Branch Reads is a three-year collaborative literacy initiative funded by CLiF that brings local schools, libraries and community organizations together to provide children and families with free, brand-new books, fun and interactive events, and ongoing opportunities to build a lasting culture of literacy in the community.
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We're grateful to all of the local partners working with us on this project, and look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together over the next three years!
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Tunbridge Public Library, Chelsea Public Library, First Branch Unified District, Orange County Parent Child Center

10/13/2026

Thanks to WCAX-TV for this great coverage of our event in Windsor, VT, with the ever-popular Marty Kelley!

Windsor students get reading push as state test scores tick up - https://www.wcax.com/news/2026/10/08/windsor-students-get-reading-push-state-test-scores-tick-up/