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#BooksForEveryBaby received a big backing from Connecticut legislators on July 6 with the donation of hundreds of books!  Collections were held at the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building over the winter and spring.

Senators Ted Kennedy Jr. (District 12), Martin Looney (Senate President-District 11) and Len Fasano (Senate Minority Leader-District 34) delivered the books to Read to Grow’s office in Branford.

Teri Gavigan, Executive Assistant at General Assembly, organized the collections.

The Branford Elks Club is running a book drive from May 16 – June 18th. Gently-used children’s books can be dropped off in the collection bins located in the upstairs hallway.

Branford Elks Club
158 South Montowese Street
Branford, CT 06405
203.488.9311

The public is invited to Bill Miller’s Castle in Branford from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4 for a special book fair that offers books, authors and much more.

Attendees will be able to:
– meet and talk with authors in a casual setting
– enjoy interactive story-telling by MouseMuse Productions
– enjoy live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and beverages

Tickets are $20, with a portion to benefit Read to Grow. (Please bring a new or gently used children’s book to donate ...

We hope you like the look of things!

From logo to website, we have freshened and updated our Read to Grow presentations. The new website:

• better explains our work and how we do it;
• provides easy access to forms of all kinds — whether you want to request free books, volunteer, find a Book Place, or make a donation;
• presents the significant ways in which Read to Grow is growing, collaborating with nonprofits, and responding to needs of children and families.

The website is optimized ...

It’s a large-scale, free, community-wide event at the Davis Street Arts and Academics Magnet School in New Haven, open to children and their families.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be food, information tables, crafts, music, costumed characters, and readings and book-signings by authors and illustrators of children’s books.

The purpose of the festival is to provide an opportunity for children ...

The Sixth Annual Fair Haven Family Stroll & Festival on Saturday, April 30, will be held at the Quinnipiac River Park in Fair Haven.

Families and members of the extended New Haven community are invited to participate in a stroll around the river beginning at 10:30 a.m., followed by a festival in the park from 11a.m. until 2 p.m. (The rain date will be May 14.)

This annual family event aims to educate the New Haven community on the benefits of high-quality ...

A free community event for women who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant is set for Sunday, May 1 from noon to 2 p.m.

The fair will highlight the variety of services offered by Middlesex and its providers.

Read to Grow staff will be there to talk to interested individuals about early brain development, emergent literacy and the importance of interacting with babies. Read to Grow will also give out children’s books, as well as a basket of books for a ...

That’s when The Great Give 2016 online fund-raiser takes place. Read to Grow will be among the nonprofits participating in the 36-hour, nationwide campaign through the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

We ask that you consider making a donation to Read to Grow on a computer, tablet or smartphone sometime between 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 3 and 8 ...