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DPLI and VLA logos, library nook, a light-up reading brain, sensory handwriting on a felt heart, and alphabet UNO.

VLA Exhibit & Giveaway

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The Dyslexic Positive Libraries Initiative (DPLI) will be presenting an interactive Literacy Nook Exhibit at the upcoming Vermont Library Association conference on June 1st at the University of Vermont Howe Howe Library.

The exhibit will include:

Thanks to generous support by Vermont Humanities, the Vermont Library Association, and the Community College of Vermont, we will be giving away starter literacy nooks.

Five Vermont libraries will win:

Enter the giveaway contest for Vermont Libraries. We look forward to seeing you at the Vermont Library Annual Conference!

Susan and Nicole sit on a living room couch; working to get in the final print order.
DPLI Team working long hours to prepare.
Susan setting up the literacy learning stations, library literacy nook giveaways, and appreciation gifts.
Setting up the VLA exhibit.
Foam lowercase letters. consonants in blue, vowels in red.
Lowercase foam letters.
Three tired women posing with our mascot Kit the Library Kitten stuffie.
We survived! What a great day.
Stacks of decodable picutre books from Flyleaf Publishers.
Flyleaf decodable picture books
Safe Space for Literacy Learning Sign. Text reads: you don't need to know anything about literacy. This is a safe space to ask questions, make mistakes, and grow our skills together. Here at the DPLI, we are all lifelong literacy learners, and we're so glad you're joining us on this journey!
Creating an explicitly safe space for literacy learning.
30-sided alphabet dice for games. Letters are lowercase, consonants in blue, vowels in red, includes "wild" dice side.
Alphabet game dice.
Fox Kid decodable graphic novels by Adrian Beck.
Decodable graphic novels series.
Louie, the dyslexic mango squashmellow sits on a wobble cushion.
Louie the dyslexic mango squashmellow on a wobble cushion.
Three women sitting and lounging on a porch with a stack of firewood in the background, surrounded by greenery.
We survived the VLA Conference Literacy Exhibit. What a long, but amazing day!

Rest & Recharge Nook for Conference Attendees
A small Literacy Nook on a bookshelf. On the shelves are stuffies Kit and Louie, foam letter, decodable books, letter UNO, eye lighters, literacy handbooks, and free UFLI decodable printables.
A library literacy nook for helping kids learn to read.

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