**The Hempstead Public Schools English Language Arts Department encourages you to read with your child for 20 minutes a day.  This promotes family bonding, encourages listening and language skills, and gives children a strong reading foundation**

 2009 New York Statewide Summer Reading Program

 Hempstead Public Schools English Language Arts Department, is proud to participate in the 2009 New York Statewide Summer Reading Program. You can log on to their website at www.summerreadingnys.org. We encourage our students to read during the summer.  Below are recommended books by grade level your child may read during the summer:

 Grade Kindergarten

 Grade One

 Grade Two

Grade Three

Grade Four

Grade Five

Grade Six

Grade Seven

Grade Eight

High School 

You can visit the Hempstead Public Library, 115 Nichols Court, Hempstead, New York, for information on obtaining a library card for your child.  You can also log on to their website at www.hempsteadlibrary.info/ or call 516-481-6990.