Have questions? Please contact Mrs. Long (along@csdecatur.net).
Join Talley and Little Shop of Stories in reading the Wild Robot as part of the 2024 We Read Together program. In the fall, author Peter Brown will visit Decatur to celebrate We Read Together and the release of the Wild Robot movie!Â
Students who do not read over the summer lose about three months of reading growth! That means that if you do not read during all of your summer breaks, you could lose two years of reading growth by the end of elementary school! Kids who read at least six books over the summer will maintain or improve their reading progress!
Here’s the good news… It doesn’t matter what you read over the summer, as long as you are reading something!
Do you love comics? READ THEM!
Do you love magazines? READ THEM!
Do you love gaming manuals? READ THEM!
Do you love cooking or crafting? READ SOME HOW-TO BOOKS!
Do you love the newspaper? READ IT!
Fiction? Non-fiction? Graphic novels? JUST KEEP READING!
Love listening to stories? THAT COUNTS TOO! Get some audiobooks from the public library or ask your parents to read to you. Reading aloud to a little brother, sister, cousin, or pet counts!
So...how do you get books to read over the summer?
eBooks! We have eBooks in our Talley collection, online eBook resources, and you can check out eBooks through the DeKalb County Library. eBooks are the easiest way to get books over the summer! All of our eBook resources are available on this page.Â
Physical books! Even though the Talley library is closed for the summer, you can still check out books through the DeKalb County Library. Information on how to get a library card is on this page!
"Get Georgia Reading" Summer Learning Resources
Summer reading programs are a great option to stay accountable and earn prizes for your reading!
Talley eBooks are not yet available for rising 3rd graders, unfortunately.
DCPL eBooks - DeKalb County Public Library has many free ebooks available, just use your library card and check them out! Many of the latest, most popular titles.
eRead Kids - eBooks available through the Georgia Public Library Service
Books Should Be Free! - free audio books of fantastic titles!
Kid's Classics - a limited collection of classics for younger and older kids.
Open Culture - 500 free ebooks, mostly classics!
Planet eBook - Free ebooks, classics and audio books
Storyline Online - Famous people reading children's books out loud, a lot of fun!
Instructions for how to register for a library card are here.
Fill out this online registration form with your family!
Log in with your DeKalb library account
Search for books you want to read
When you find something you want to read, click on "Place Request" > choose the library you want to pick up your books from (probably "Decatur") > click "Submit"
You may have to click "Continue" on the next page
Once your books are ready for pickup, they will text or email you
Go get them!
​Your library card also gives you access to the Georgia Public Library Service & the 15,000 free ebooks and audiobook available there. Click the pictures above to learn more!
