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Board Member, Susan Ford, presenting Carol Lewke as the Great Stories Award recipient

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This summer, Reach Out and Read Illinois partnered with scholars of UChicago’s ACHIEVE internship program. Our students, Kiyahnna Collins and Praise Ajayi, worked closely on our Reach Out and Read at the Chicago Public Library pilot project. Kiyahnna and Praise attended library events and interviewed our involved librarians, pediatricians, and site support staff to evaluate the successes and challenges of the project. They were a pleasure to work with and their findings will be vital to expanding the ROR/CPL partnership!

Children spend more time than ever on digital devices. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for children until they are 18 to 24 months old, and no more than 1 hour of sedentary screen time a day for children 2 to 5 years old.

Exciting news! Comer Children’s Hospital has included ROR as part of the Comer Ambulatory Budget for the upcoming year! ROR will be extended to all children who receive care at Comer Academic Pediatrics.

A successful book drive at UChicago Comer Children's Hospital! Drs. Christine Cahaney and Sam Millikan are co-leaders of an initiative called Coalition of Residents Uniting with Nurses for Children's Healthcare (CRUNCH) to help improve nurse/resident relationships throughout Comer. As one of their monthly events, they planned a book drive with all books being donated the books to UChicago's Reach Out and Read programs. Great work!

Join our team! ICAAP is looking for an experienced, passionate professional to join the Read Out and Read team as our Associate Director.

One way to help ease a child to sleep is through consistent nighttime rituals. Children do best when routines are regular and predictable.

Our hearts are with the indivduals that were impacted by the senseless shooting in Highland Park last weekend. Read the full statement from ICAAP President, Margaret Scotellaro, MD, FAAP, at http://ow.ly/1UeO50JQKxg.

Congratulations to Esperanza Health Centers on the opening of their new clinic in West Lawn! This new clinic is part of Reach Out and Read Illinois’s pilot project with the Chicago Public Library. Their staff has been teaming up with CPL’s Chicago Lawn branch to get families signed up for library cards, distribute activity kits, host storytimes in the waiting room, pass out board books, and inform families of all the resources provided by the library. We’re thrilled to welcome them into their new space (and pleased to see they’ll have more room for ROR books!)

Another opportunity for discounted books! Thank you to our friends at Science Naturally! and Platypus Media for this offer! Promotion valid through July 16, 2022. Visit https://www.platypusmedia.com/shop or https://www.sciencenaturally.com/shop to place your order.

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