Parents and caregivers enrolled in academic institutions deal with intense schedules and time demands; balancing school, family, and work means it can be hard for these students to visit a local public library. As a public librarian-turned academic librarian, I used my experience in youth services to develop a collection of early literacy kits (Story Time in a Bag) working in collaboration with our Masters of Teaching students and the local public library. These kits contain picture books and early learning activities to support literacy without adding an extra errand to the list.
