The Children's Reading Room at Asnuntuck Community College

Assist in all of the daily operations of a child care program. Must be financial aid eligible and a registered student at Asnuntuck.

Did you know that ACC offers free childcare?

Available for registered students, staff & faculty

Parents can leave their child while they attend classes, do research, computer work, study or any other on-campus activities.
In exchange, each parent volunteers two hours per week regardless of how much time they utilize the Reading Room.

Child Requirements:
• All children must be three years of age or older
• All children must be pre-registered
• All children must provide proof of immunization
• All children must provide their birth certificate

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday | 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Friday | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

For more information, please contact Pam Keenan at [email protected] or 860.253.3040

https://asnuntuck.edu/student-life/childrens-reading-room/

Hello everyone, The Reading Room will be able to open this spring 2022, but we need to get the word out and we need your help. Let everyone know the Childrens Reading Room is back. Watch for further posts to share.

Little Roots at Home

Truthfull words spoken

"I would encourage us to try our best to develop courage. It's the most important of all the virtues, because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can be anything erratically -- kind, fair, true, generous, all that. But to be that thing time after time, you need courage. We need to develop courage, and we need to develop it in small ways first. Because we wouldn't go and say, 'I'll pick up this 100-pound weight' without knowing our capacity. So we need to say, 'Oh, I'll start by picking up a five-pound weight, then a 10-pound weight, then a 25-pound, and sooner or later I'll be able to pick up a 100-pound weight.' And I think that's true with courage.

You develop a little courage, so that if you decide, 'I will not stay in rooms where women are belittled; I will not stay in company where races, no matter who they are, are belittled; I will not take it; I will not sit around and accept dehumanizing other human beings' -- if you decide to do that in small ways, and you continue to do it -- finally you realize you've got so much courage. Imagine it -- you've got so much courage that people want to be around you. They get a feeling that they will be protected in your company." -- Maya Angelou

For books for children and teens about the importance of standing up for others, regardless of the differences between them, visit our blog post "60 Mighty Girl Books About Standing Up for Others” at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13481

For hundreds of children's books that explore racism and prejudice in both modern and historical contexts, visit our "Racial & Ethnic Discrimination" book section at http://amgrl.co/2wE6Jbl

For an excellent book to help kids learn how to stand up for themselves and others in a positive, productive manner, we recommend "Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends" for ages 7 to 12 at https://www.amightygirl.com/stand-up-for-yourself-and-your-friends

And, for a youth-friendly introduction to Maya Angelou's extraordinary work, we highly recommend “Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou” for readers 8 to 15 at https://www.amightygirl.com/poetry-maya-angelou -- or you can introduce young people to this masterful poet and author with the stunning new book "Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People" for ages 9 to 12 at https://www.amightygirl.com/rise-poet-of-the-people

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