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Home / Three to Five Years / Ready To Read

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Ready To Read

What it is?

The Multilingual Permanent Collections are early literacy campaigns to ensure that the growing numbers of immigrant and refugee students and their families in Washington County have the books, programs and supplies they need to be ready for school and prepared to succeed. Early Learning Washington County has allocated funding to support this effort since 2017.

The Multilingual Permanent Collections

Why it is important?

Having access to multilingual children’s books is tied to a child's academic success. Children from immigrant and refugee families are expected to do well in school, learn English quickly, and contribute to the family's successful adjustment. Having easy access to multilingual books will support these efforts. Furthermore, using dual books can help them value and preserve their mother tongue and protect linguistic diversity as well as it sparks parent-child interactions.

How it works

To check out these books you may:

  • Visit the Library

    Visit the Beaverton City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Aloha Public Library to check out multilingual children’s books in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Somali, Chuukese, French, Swahili and more.

  • Try Searching Online

    Do an “Advanced Search” of the library system for books available in your preferred language.

  • Mayan Cultural Kit

    If you want to check out a Guatemalan Mayan Backpack that contains multilingual books (in K’iche’, Mam, Q’eqchi, Español and English) and supplies, please go to Cornelius Public Library, Beaverton City Library and Hillsboro Shute Park Library.

  • Tigard Public Library

    The Tigard Public Library will soon have a children’s collection of dual and monolingual books in Marshallese, Chuukese and Chamorro languages. Check with your children and youth librarian if you live in Tigard.

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Our partnership brings diverse organizations, parents, and communities together to support families in raising strong, healthy children.

What are Hubs?

Early Learning Hubs in 16 regions across Oregon are getting Human Services, Health, Early Learning, K-12 Education and Business Sector partners to work together to create local systems that are aligned, coordinated, and family-centered. Learn More

Contact Info

503-226-9306
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155 N. 1st Ave. Mail Stop # 6
Hillsboro, OR 97124

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