Helping Libraries Help Every Reader
Build a Literacy Hub that fits your library.
A Community Literacy Hub brings carefully selected reading resources, practical guidance, and visible library support together in one welcoming place.
Every Hub is tailored to your community, space, existing collection, budget, and goals.
What you will find in a Literacy Hub
Evidence-based resources brought together in one welcoming place.
A Literacy Hub makes resources easier for patrons to find, understand, and use.
Decodable Books + Literacy Resources
Collections aligned to phonics skills for beginning readers and older or striving readers, along with age-appropriate content.
Family + Educator Resources
Practical tools that help adults understand and support literacy development.
Library-Ready Materials
Book bins, signage, handouts, and staff resources that make the Hub easy to discover and use.
A Hub can start at any scale
Build a Hub that fits your library.
Start with Guidance
Choose books and resources for your patrons based on your space, budget, and goals.
Equip the Space
Add collections, bins, signs, family materials, and engagement tools.
Prepare Your Team
Access consultation, professional learning, and ongoing support.
Launch and Grow
Engage partners and patrons, track impact, and strengthen the Hub over time.
Continue Exploring
Resources for your library and staff
Explore Publishing Partners
Find options for early readers, older or striving readers, Spanish decodables, free decodable e-books, educational technology, and library services.
Download Publishing Partners Flyer →Professional Learning
Build staff knowledge of how children learn to read, decodable books, evidence-aligned resources, and library-centered literacy solutions.
Download Professional Development Flyer →Literacy @Your Library
Connect with library literacy leaders and access ongoing tools, learning opportunities, resources, and events.
Explore the Online Community →Frequent Questions from Library Staff
Community Literacy Hub FAQs
Every library is different. Here are answers to some of the questions librarians ask most often when considering a Literacy Hub.
Are all Literacy Hubs the same?
No. Books, resources, shelving, and support are tailored to each library’s community, space, existing collection, and goals.
How do we choose the books?
TMKTR helps staff compare publishers, audiences, phonics features, formats, and support materials so the collection serves local readers.
How should we catalog, shelve, and organize them?
There is no single required model. We help libraries consider cataloging needs, discoverability, skill progression, bins, labels, and signage.
How do staff explain decodables to families?
Staff receive plain-language materials and learning opportunities that connect decodable books with explicit, systematic reading instruction.
Can we begin with a smaller collection?
Yes. A Hub can begin at a scale that matches the library’s budget and grows over time through purchasing, grants, donors, and community partners.
What implementation support is available?
TMKTR provides consultation, professional learning, customizable materials, community access, launch guidance, and ongoing support.
How can we show that the Hub is making a difference?
Libraries can track circulation, family engagement, staff observations, program participation, and feedback from readers and caregivers.
Work With Teach My Kid to Read
Three ways we can support your library
Build a Literacy Hub
Plan and implement a collection and support system tailored to your library.
Educate Your Staff
Build staff knowledge of reading development, decodables, and family support.
Join the Community
Connect with library literacy leaders and access ongoing tools and events.
Stronger Readers. Stronger Communities. Starting at Your Library.
Ready to explore a Literacy Hub for your library?
Tell us about your community, collection, space, and goals. We’ll help you consider a Literacy Hub that works for your library.
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