Literacy

In July 2008, Douglas County Libraries became the first public library in Colorado to offer GED testing. 

One year later, 234 people have taken at least one section of the GED test, and 135 people graduated with a GED certificate after testing at Douglas County Libraries.

Ah summer – the traditional time to relax and have fun! It is important to have a break from the routine of school days, but it is easy to avoid the common lapse in skills over summer vacation.

Don't forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program!

If you’re learning English as a second language, Douglas County Libraries has the book club for you!

The ESL Book Club is for adults who are intermediate to advanced English learners and it meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Philip S. Miller Library.

Join other English learners to read books together, improve reading skills, and work on understanding English. The group will read a new title every 1-2 months.

No registration is required, just stop by.

Share the love of reading with a child! Volunteers go through a two-hour training session which takes place at Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock.

After this training the volunteer is ready to be placed in a childcare center. The next session takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18. Registration is required.

To book your spot, stop by your library, call 303-791-7323.

Now is your chance to share your amazing stories with young people and become a Spellbinder!

Spellbinders are adults, 50 and up, who stay young at heart by telling stories to children in Douglas County Schools. By sharing traditional stories and personal history tales, Spellbinders make a difference.

Training sessions to become a Spellbinder are coming up in August at the Philip S. Miller Library (100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock): August 10, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (lunch provided) and August 14, 9 a.m. to noon. Attendance at both sessions is required to become a Spellbinder.

Registration is also required. To sign up for these classes, email spellbinders@dclibraries.org, or call 303-791-READ and ask for Priscilla Queen in the Literacy Department.

Free GED Test Prep

6-8:30 p.m. Monday Nights Parker Library (excluding holidays)

• Instruction, assessments, & practice tests
• In partnership with Colorado Educational Outreach
• Ages 17+, no registration required.

Improve reading skills with a doggie buddy!

Douglas County Libraries and Intermountain Therapy Dogs present R.E.A.D (Reading Education Assistance Dogs )

• Improves literacy in a unique and fun environment
• School-age children sign up to read aloud in Dog/Person teams
• Dog/Person teams are registered and certified through Intermountain Therapy Animals
• Advance sign-up is required.
  • Call 303-791-READ.
  • Visit the library.