The Family Literacy Library Services Program helps libraries provide family literacy services to children and their parents or caregivers. The program theme for 2009-2011 projects is early literacy.  Early literacy projects in libraries teach parents and caregivers how to nurture literacy skills in very young children. Libraries that focus on early literacy provide instructional workshops and literacy-rich environments for use by children and their caregivers.

Priority is given to projects that include partnerships between libraries or library systems and community organizations. In previous years successful partnerships have been established with schools, preschools, weekend and summer learning programs, museums, public television, historical societies, environmental centers, agencies and cultural organizations.

SEE: New York State Education Law, § 273 1 h (3), and Commissioner's Regulations 90.3 (m).