Our mission is to raise funds, enhance early literacy programs, and inspire community engagement
so that all children can discover the wonder of books through Noyes Children’s Library.
News & Events
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Welcome to the Foundation's inaugural Storywalk®!Since libraries throughout the area remain closed, The Foundation is thrilled to be Making MORE Noyes by inviting children and families to read Jan Brett’s winter classic, The Mitten, while walking through Old Town Kensington. There's even a craft kit to pick up at Noyes!
StoryWalk® is an innovative way for children and families to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. Laminated pages from a children's book are attached to stakes that are then set out to create a path, around a park or library grounds. Our Noyes StoryWalk® goes a bit outside that box to use windows along Kensington's shopping and dining area. . Click HERE for all the information! |
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Facebook Live Storytimes
We invite families to tune into free weekly storytimes on Tuesdays at 11am (EST), presented by the Foundation on Facebook Live. A storytime on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, will include D.C. stage actor and Kensington mom Karen Vincent reading The Mitten and other winter-themed books. The storytime can be viewed live at 11am (EST) or post-event by visiting facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes. Storytimes with Vincent continue weekly on Tuesdays at 11am on Facebook Live. |
Illustration by Sharee Miller, courtesy of SCBWI
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Refresh Your Links!- our March/April Make.MORE.Noyes. Community Update has lots of ideas for fun early literacy and educational activities and resources.
- The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators keeps an amazing compendium of resources for children and families HERE. - And check out the schedule for Montgomery County Public Libraries' Virtual Storytimes HERE. Take care, and keep on reading! |
Make MORE Noyes!
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The Make MORE Noyes Renovation Campaign is a major capital project that will transform the historic one-room Noyes Children's Library into three accessible floors, expanding both its space and its early literacy mission. |
When the Make MORE Noyes project is completed, Noyes will feature a library for young children on the original main level, a flexible program space on the new lower level, and staff and training space on the upper level. All floors will be accessible through an external elevator and will welcome patrons of all abilities with universal design features. The three-story expansion honors the building's original footprint, and enables Noyes to continue to serve the public as a library, as it has since 1893.
Most importantly, the expanded Noyes Children's Library will house the Jan Jablonski Early Literacy Training Center to create, model and export best-practice early literacy training. At a time when books, literacy and language are more important than ever, Noyes will serve a critical need throughout the Washington, DC region and beyond.
Make MORE Noyes is being funded by a unique partnership between the Noyes Children's Library Foundation and Montgomery County, MD. The Foundation has committed to raising $1.6 million, with Montgomery County funding the balance of the project.
Most importantly, the expanded Noyes Children's Library will house the Jan Jablonski Early Literacy Training Center to create, model and export best-practice early literacy training. At a time when books, literacy and language are more important than ever, Noyes will serve a critical need throughout the Washington, DC region and beyond.
Make MORE Noyes is being funded by a unique partnership between the Noyes Children's Library Foundation and Montgomery County, MD. The Foundation has committed to raising $1.6 million, with Montgomery County funding the balance of the project.
The Foundation has raised just over $800K - half of our commitment! We need to raise $800,000 NOW and get on with Making MORE Noyes. Donate today, and spread the word!
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Great Reasons for Making MORE Noyes . . .1. Check out our newsletter for great information about The Secret Power of the Children's Book, and about Children's Books that Include Characters with Disabilities. |
