Resources for Schools and Communities

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Health Literacy Collection

As part of the Community Alliance Against COVID-19 (CEAL), a partnership between Penn Nursing and Philly Counts, PLCE has collaborated with nurses, reading specialists, ESL teachers, and counselors at our partner schools to create thus curated list of health-related books for children and teens.

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“Collateral Damage”: Homelessness in Philadelphia

A lesson plan using historical documents to help students explore homelessness in Philadelphia.

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Resources for Collaboratively-Run Libraries (Coming Soon)

Explore resources and training materials for teams, schools, and community spaces working to get libraries up and running.

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Virtual Shelf Project (Coming Soon)

Explore curated collections of children’s books and activities, covering themes like art, wellness, culture, and joy! Each theme is presented by a unique character based on a Philadelphia literacy champion or storyteller.

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Read Aloud Guides (Coming Soon)

This guide features sets of themed books, many of which have read along questions, discussion prompts, and activities.