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Public libraries can make any time learning time for their littlest patrons and their caregivers with this early learning text service!

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Unlike other texting services, TALK is built for libraries by librarians! 

Based on Every Child Ready to Read, messages in English or Spanish prompt parents to talk, sing, read, write, and play with their little ones. Activities build literacy, STEM, plus physical and social emotional skills to help parents prepare kids for kindergarten success. Only a child’s birth date and zip code are needed to sign up, so activities are tailored to a child’s developmental level and parents receive notifications about library events near them. 

Pricing

The pricing model is designed to make TALK accessible to public libraries as an early literacy program. Subscriptions are available for implementation exclusively at public libraries. We work with individual libraries of any size, plus consortia, library groups, and state libraries to offer TALK at scale. A TALK subscription has two components:

  1. An annual subscription fee based on the library’s service population.
  2. Allotments of text messages that libraries can purchase as needed. Unused texts roll over for as long as the library is a subscriber.
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Want to know more?

Schedule a demo or meeting to discuss how TALK can support your early literacy efforts. Contact us by email at talkhelp@mcls.org or 517-325-5545.

TALK is a service of MCLS that was made possible by the Ypsilanti District Library in partnership with the Library of Michigan and the Institute of Museum and Library Services [LG-246434-OLS-20]. 

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