BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The State Library of Louisiana has officially opened a new Literacy and Learning Lab.
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The lab offers hands-on and technology-based learning that aims to start a lifelong love of reading. The project is a joint initiative of the State Library, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and the Family Resource Group Foundation (FRGF). The foundation’s goal is to expand access to educational materials, facilitate community outreach initiatives, and donate resources to promote literacy.
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was in attendance and said, “Finding creative ways to engage our youngest learners is important to building literacy and critical thinking skills. The Literacy and Learning Lab supports this concept by providing a dynamic environment where young students and school groups can enjoy new reading experiences through interactive tools and activities built into the space. It’s learning that feels like play.”
The Lab features literacy activities, educational games, puzzles, word search activities displayed on the walls of the rooms, Talking Books, Braille demonstration technology, highlighted local landmarks, fun library facts, and take-home resources and publications.
State Librarian Meg Placke said, “The Literacy and Learning Lab reinforces the role of public libraries as community learning hubs. Public library services complement classroom instruction, and we are excited to leverage this new resource to expand our work with schools to support early literacy development.”
Representatives of the public library systems and FRGF leadership attended the grand opening, which the Baton Rouge Area Chamber conducted.
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The Literacy and Learning Lab is located on the first floor of the State Library and is available to the public during all operating hours.
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