Literacy
Family Literacy Night — A Celebration of Reading for the Whole Family!
All Temple City families are warmly invited to join Temple City Unified School District’s 4th Annual Family Literacy Night on March 16 from 5:00–7:00 PM at Longden School.
Come early and enjoy delicious options from food/cookie trucks beginning at 5:00 PM.
Throughout the evening, students and families from all elementary schools can explore engaging activity booths featuring bracelet making, bookmark design, a reading pledge station, free books, and many more fun surprises designed to spark a love of reading.
At 6:20 PM in Memoli Hall, we are excited to host a special book talk and meet-and-greet with Lulu Cheng, author and creator of Bitty Bao. Lulu will share her inspiring collection of bilingual books and toys that connect English and Chinese languages while encouraging storytelling and imaginative play.
Families may pre-order items at Order Bitty Bao Books Now by clicking the link below.
Character Parade: Students are invited to dress as their favorite book character and join our parade and photo opportunity at 6:55 PM to close the evening with smiles and celebration.
We hope you will join us at Longden School for a joyful night filled with stories, creativity, and community as we celebrate the power and magic of reading together!
We are excited to announce that Lulu Cheng, author and creator of Bitty Bao, will be doing a live book reading for our students! Lulu will be doing an interactive bilingual reading of her board books, share some “behind the scenes” processes of being an author and allow for Q&A. She will also share her inspiring collection of bilingual books and toys that connect English and Chinese languages while encouraging storytelling and imaginative play.
The live reading will be at 6:20 PM in Memoli Hall.
Families may pre-order items at BITTY BAO SHOP
Mark the check box next to "Is this a gift?" 
"Who is receiving the gift?" enter the child's name, teacher, and school
For Delivery, select "Pick Up"
For Pickup Location, select "Longden Elementary"
Pre-orders will be available for pickup and author signing at the event, and 10% of presales will be generously donated to TCUSD.