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In 2008 we made the first quantitative study of a early literacy "book bag" program of this scale in North America, and found that:

60.4% of parents read to their babies more as a result of receiving the resource kit.
48% of parents in the study used the library more often (78% of whom use the library once a week or more.)
33.7% joined the library after receiving the resource kit.
91% of parents attended or planed to attend library programs as a result of the program.

The Books for BC Babies program is having a positive and measurable impact on parental behaviour. After receiving the resource kit, more parents and caregivers are reading to their babies, joining the library, attending library programs, and borrowing materials.

Read the full report - Literacy Bag Program Brings Parents into Libraries: A Survey of Books for BC Babies by Caroline Johnson (.pdf)

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	Info Our results In 2008 we made the first quantitative study of a early literacy "book bag" program of this scale in North America, and found that: 60.4% of parents read to their babies more as a result of receiving the resource kit. 48% of parents in the study used the library more often (78% of whom use the library once a week or more.) 33.7% joined the library after receiving the resource kit. 91% of parents attended or planed to attend library programs as a result of the program. The Books for BC Babies program is having a positive and measurable impact on parental behaviour. After receiving the resource kit, more parents and caregivers are reading to their babies, joining the library, attending library programs, and borrowing materials. Read the full report - Literacy Bag Program Brings Parents into Libraries: A Survey of Books for BC Babies by Caroline Johnson (.pdf)