Cuddle Up & Read, SDPL: Storytimes for

Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Kirby McCurtisSan Diego Public Library

U.S. has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth among comparable countries.

Empower & Educate

Community PartnershipsAlternative High Schools—

Mark Twain High School Garfield High School

Juvenile Court & Community School—

Lindsay Community Day School

Taking the library to the teens

Books, rhymes, finger play, music & movement

19 storytime boxes each contain:

48 board books12 finger puppets12 props

74 bags distributed581 books given for home libraries

Rhyme & Activity Cards

“…kindergarten-age and adolescent children of teen mothers exhibit relative disadvantages on most cognitive and academic outcomes…”

I’m still a rock star/I’ve got my rock moves

Surveys say…87 % of respondents can explain

why reading is important85% of respondents were

encouraged to read by storytime

TRAINING1 Early Literacy Workshop: 50 librarians and library staff trained1 webinar: 139 librarians trained

Maura & Nathan“[I liked] learning

how to get our kids to like books and how they can learn by us reading and playing and showing the pictures in the books”

THANK YOU!

Yes, he’s winking at you