"The initiative, named "Dipping Into Reading," off Aug. 26 at Betsy Head Pool, followed by Douglass and DeGraw Pool on Aug. 27 and Commodore Barry Pool on Aug. 28. Giveaways will run from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., or while supplies last, weather permitting. Each child will be able to select a free book to take home, with options in both English and Spanish and a focus on schools and pools."
"Organizers say the program is about more than summer fun - it's about ensuring access to books at home and eradicating "book deserts" to foster " communities where children and families have access to an abundance of culturally diverse books." Kids who have books in their homes and are read to by their caregivers are more likely to succeed in school, they said, but children in low-income households are less likely to have age-appropriate books."
""From Book Rich Environments to our Summer Reading Adventure, we think summer is the perfect time to take home a good book and that everyone should have the opportunity to do so," Ruth Dickey, executive director of the National Book Foundation, said. "We're tremendously grateful to our partners at the Brooklyn Public Library and New York City Housing Authority, who constantly find ways to connect books with as many New Yorkers as possible.""
The Brooklyn Public Library and the National Book Foundation will hand out free books and Icees at community pools across Brooklyn through the Dipping Into Reading initiative Aug. 26–28, with giveaways from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting. Each child may choose a free book in English or Spanish, with selections emphasizing school- and pool-related themes and including National Book Award-honored titles. The program aims to increase home access to culturally diverse books, address "book deserts," and support early literacy, noting that children with books and caregiver reading are more likely to succeed in school while low-income households often lack age-appropriate books.
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