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Prime Time Reading

Bringing families together through literature and learning

Give your children a love of literature and learning for a lifetime — with award-winning books, expert-led discussions, and family time. Whether you’re attending a Prime Time Family or Prime Time Preschool program, you and your children will join master storytellers and scholars for read-alouds that share stories from around the world and explore ideas that enrich lives and strengthen communities.

Prime Time Family

Prime Time Family Reading brings caregivers and their six- to 10-year-old children together to explore notable books and big ideas through reading and discussion. Our programs focus on the humanities, and we choose the books for discussion around themes such as caring, inquiring, and sustainability to facilitate meaningful conversation among family members in settings such as schools, libraries, and community centers.

You and the littles ones in your life will learn together through literature, while exploring strategies for continued family bonding through books and getting important information about library and other resources for additional reading once the program ends.

How Prime Time Family Reading works

FREE for children ages six to 10 and parents, grandparents, or other caregivers
90-minute sessions in the evenings once per week for six weeks
Includes complimentary books for families
Storytellers read beautifully illustrated, award-winning children’s books filled with culturally diverse stories, folk tales, and historical accounts from around the world
Discussion leaders guide participants to personally connect with literature and think beyond who, what, when, and where with open-ended questions that inspire critical thinking

Prime Time Preschool

Prime Time Preschool Reading creates a rich humanities-based learning environment for three- to five-year-olds and their parents and other caregivers. Using beautifully illustrated, award-winning books with culturally diverse stories and themes, trained facilitators read aloud and then lead discussions and interactive activities that promote school readiness through reading, comprehension, and critical thinking skills. The program models strategies that encourage meaningful at-home reading behavior between caregivers and young children.

Prime Time carefully selects our partner organizations — schools (public and charter), Head Start centers, early childcare centers, library branches, and community centers. Facilitators are trained to deliver all aspects of the program with support from our home office in New Orleans.

How Prime Time Preschool works

FREE for children ages three to five and parents, grandparents, or other caregivers
Includes complimentary books for families
90-minute sessions, in the evenings once per week for six weeks
A Prime Time trained preschool facilitator reads books and leads a group discussion of classic stories, as well as new tales that promote reading and school readiness.
Another trained preschool facilitator then leads the children and their caregivers through literary exploration via center-based activities designed to increase comprehension and critical thinking.

Find a Prime Time Family Reading Program or a Prime Time Preschool Reading Program Near You

Family Reading

Ascension

The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Wag Center

1201 Maginnis St.
Donaldsonville

Starting Sept. 9

(225) 621-8861

Bienville

Ringgold Elementary School

4044 Bienville Rd Ste A
Ringgold

Starting Sept. 29

(318) 550-1299

Bossier

Restoration Centre International Ministries Bossier City

3200 Schuler Dr.
Bossier City

Starting Sept. 8

(504) 439-6430

Bossier

Meadowview Elementary School

4312 Shed Rd.
Bossier City

Starting Oct. 16

(318) 773-9780

Caddo

Cherokee Park

2010 E Algonquin Trail
Shreveport

Starting Oct. 2

(318) 221-6783

Caddo

Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary

1702 Corbitt St.
Shreveport

Starting Sept. 9

(318) 636-9610

Caddo

Caddo Sheriff's Safety Town

8910 Jewella Ave.
Shreveport

Starting Oct. 6

(318) 681-0870

Caddo

Herndon Magnet Elementary School

11845 Gamm Rd.
Belcher

Starting Sept. 23

(318) 751-2081

Calcasieu

Westwood Elementary School

1900 Sampson St.
Westlake

Starting Sept. 2

(337) 217-4940

East Baton Rouge

Helix Aviation Academy

7701 Plank Rd.
Baton Rouge

Starting Sept. 22

(225) 610-2264

East Baton Rouge

Greater Sixty Aid Baptist Church

655 Gardere Lane
Baton Rouge

Starting Sept. 4

(225) 251-3198

Lafayette

Dr. Rapheal A. Baranco Elementary

801 Mudd Ave.
Lafayette

Starting Sept. 9

(337) 521-7750

Lincoln

New Living Word Ministries

1900 West Barnett Springs Ave.
Ruston

Starting Sept. 30

(318) 255-0270

Natchitoches

Asbury United Methodist Church

704 5th St.
Natchitoches

Starting Sept. 2

(214) 734-2242

Natchitoches

Morning Star Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

170 Main St.
Natchez

Starting Sept. 9

(318) 471-5782

Orleans

New Orleans Public Library Nora Navra Branch

1902 St Bernard Ave.
New Orleans

Starting Sept. 4

(504) 256-3621

Orleans

Walnut Square Community Center

8501 I-10 Service Rd.
New Orleans

Starting Oct. 8

(504) 535-0983

Orleans

Fannie C. Williams Charter School

11755 Dwyer Rd.
New Orleans

Starting Sept. 11

(504) 373-6228

Orleans

BCHS Pediatrics

4209 Saint Claude Ave.
New Orleans

Starting Oct. 6

(504) 533-4999

Plaquemines

Phoenix High School

12700 Highway 39
Braithwaite

Starting Sept. 9

(504) 595-6466

Sabine

Many Elementary School

1501 Natchitoches Highway
Many

Starting Sept. 2

(318) 256-3450

St. Charles

St. Charles Parish East Regional Library

160 West Campus Dr.
Destrehan

Starting Sept. 10

(985) 764-2366

Preschool Reading

Caddo

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

7307 Liberty St.
Shreveport

Starting Sept. 4

(214) 734-2242

Caddo

Eighty-First Street ECE Center

8108 Fairfield Ave.
Shreveport

Starting Aug. 19

(318) 865-3596

Iberia

Prime Time at Dodson

420 Dodson St.
New Iberia

Starting Oct. 1

(337) 321-8044

Iberia

Prime Time at Jeanerette

600 Ira St.
Jeanerette

Starting Oct. 1

(337) 321-8044

Jefferson

AC Alexander School

6oo West Esplanade Ave.
Kenner

Starting Oct. 8

(504) 469-7326

Jefferson

Spring Ridge Academy

520 Jackson St.
Kenner

Starting Oct. 7

(504) 465-8330

Lafayette

Prime Time at Immaculate Heart of Mary

812 12th St.
Lafayette

Starting Oct. 1

(337) 321-8044

Orleans

Urban League Clarence L. Barney Head Start Center

2800 Desire Parkway
New Orleans

Starting Sept. 9

(504) 944-0801

Orleans

Homer Plessy Community School

1651 N. Tonti St.
New Orleans

Starting Oct. 14

(504) 460-4192

Orleans

Langston Hughes Academy

3519 Trafalgar St.
New Orleans

Starting Sept. 11

(504) 439-2547

Orleans

CMJ Smart Start Learning

3401 Bennett St.
New Orleans

Starting Sept. 3

(504) 473-7163

St. Bernard

The Gathering

7265 St Claude Ave.
Arabi

Starting Oct. 13

(504) 354-2079

HomeRoom@Home

HomeRoom@Home is an adaptation of Prime Time’s teacher professional development workshop tailored for parents and other caregivers. Based on the methodology at the heart of the award-winning Prime Time Family Reading program, virtual HomeRoom@Home workshops support caregivers in strengthening a child’s relationship to reading through effective at-home practices. For more information about HomeRoom@Home, contact us at [email protected].

Prime Time Boxes

Prime Time’s award-winning Family and Preschool reading programs are also available for families to take home and explore on their own. Prime Time Preschool and Family Boxes contain books to build families’ home libraries, additional learning supplies, and a Grown-Up Guide for caregivers that provides support for discussion and activities for at-home implementation of Prime Time’s humanities-centered methodology. Prime Time partners with local organizations to distribute boxes in their communities.

Organizations distributing boxes will be announced below when they are available.

Families interested in receiving a Prime Time Box should contact their local organization: