Agricultural Literacy Week March 17-21, 2025
In celebration of New York agriculture, volunteers throughout the state will read a book with an agricultural theme to elementary students, with a focus on second grade classrooms. Farmers, FFA and 4-H members, adults engaged in a career in agriculture, and engaged in our food system volunteer to enthusiastically engage your students in a paired hands-on activity related to the book to extend learning. The book will be donated to the school or classroom library with a bookplate recognizing the donor and our celebration of New York Agricultural Literacy Week. 3,100 books were donated last year with over 103,000 students participating in the book reading and related hands-on activities.
This Year's Book
The Pie That Molly Grew
Written by Sue Heavenrich
Illustrated by Chamisa Kellogg
Click here to learn more about ALW and access an Educator's Guide to use this year's book with children.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County is coordinating volunteer readers in each of the county’s elementary schools in support of Agricultural Literacy Week! Be on the lookout for guest readers and sharing the importance of agriculture within our communities.
Imagination Library by the Numbers
Imagination Library of Oswego County has served 3,543 children in 2025.
The average number of books delivered each month is 3,400.
The Total number of books delivered for the first quarter of 2025 is 10,205.
The total number of books delivered since November 2018 when Imagination Library first started in Oswego County is 176,867!
For more information about Imagination Library Oswego County contact Andrew at iloc@oswegounitedway.org.
Oswego County Help Me Grow is an initiative of the Oswego County Early Childhood Alliance, dedicated to empowering parents and nurturing children to achieve their fullest potential. As a vital resource for parents and caregivers, Oswego County Help Me Grow facilitates connections to community resources and services, offers education on child development, and conducts developmental screenings for children from birth to age five.
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program
The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program seeks to improve the system of care for children and youth with special health care needs from birth and up to 21 years of age and their families. The Program helps to shape public policy so families can get the best health care for their children.
Children served by the CYSHCN Program have an illness or condition for which they need extra health care and support services. These children might have a serious or long-lasting:
- Physical condition,
- Intellectual or developmental disability, and/or
- Behavioral or emotional condition.
Click here for brochure with more information
Contact Pete Williams for more information: Peter.Williams@OswegoCounty.com
Where can you find us?
Visit our website at: https://www.literacycoalitionofoswegocounty.com/
