In this issue:

Ready to Learn: Elk River, Deary, Boville, Potlatch, Lapwai
Screening events in Challis, Ketchum, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Chubbuck
Julia Capistran, Patricia Romanko Public Library
City Island
Glaciers: January Science Trek
January Online Games

Ready to Learn: Elk River, Deary, Boville, Potlatch, Lapwai

We have begun to conducting asset and needs assessments in North Idaho communities to help us learn how we can best serve the children and families. This effort is funded by a grant from the CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

The project is a collaborative effort with community partners to foster a culture of learning at home, in the neighborhood, and within local systems and spaces.

And it allows us to help IdahoPTV empower and equip parents, caregivers, and communities to support children’s learning and growth through a network of Learning Neighborhoods, and conduct efficacy research on the newly produced educational resources.

For more information, contact Lenea Pierzchanowski or visit our website.

February Events

for Work It Out Wombats

Friday, Feb. 10, 11:30am-12:30pm | Challis Public Library, Challis
Saturday, Feb. 11, time TBD | The Community Library, Ketchum
Friday, Feb. 17, 10-11am | Coeur d'Alene Public Library, Coeur d'Alene
Saturday, Feb. 18, 10-11:30am | Kenworthy Theatre, Moscow
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 10:30-11:30am | Portneuf Library, Chubbuck

Work It Out Wombats premieres in Feb. on PBS KIDS, with free events around Idaho.

More information

Julia Capistran, Parma, Idaho

Born in Mexico, Capistran graduated high school in Parma in 2003 and started a family there. She’s been taking her daughters to the Patricia Romanko Public Library since they were little. Today, she leads the library’s storytimes and hosts a monthly painting class and crochet club.

Passionate about books, literacy, and community service, Capistran participated in IdahoPTV's Storytime in a Box program to support young learners.

New Series Teaches Civics

This new series of animated digital shorts for early elementary school-aged children (though we've heard tweens and teens enjoy them as well) is set in City Island, a thriving metropolis with local organizations, government institutions, and a diverse citizenry, where every car, tree and building is a fun character with its own name, voice, and distinctive personality.

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