MANGO’S LIBRARY

Parks Orthodontics is pleased to be part of the world’s largest book-sharing movement!

Mango's Library

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Parks Orthodontics is excited to announce Mango’s Free Little Library! If you haven’t heard of Little Free Libraries before it is a neighborhood book exchange where anyone is encouraged to take a book or leave a book! The first Little Free Library was built in 2009 and now there are over 100,000 Little Free Libraries out there in the world! More than 36 million books are shared in Little Free Libraries every year and you can find Little Libraries in all 50 states and over 100 countries. We are so honored to be part of this awesome movement!

Dr. Parks is passionate about reading and wanted to share her love with our community. Reading is important because it develops our thoughts, gives us endless knowledge and lessons while keeping our minds active. Books can hold and keep all kinds of information, stories, thoughts and feelings unlike anything else in this world. Being part of the Free Little Library movement allows Dr. Parks and our team to help spread a love and appreciation for reading!

Mango’s Library encourages patients and their families to take home any book they fancy and invite them to participate by donating books in return if they wish.

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COOL FACTS ABOUT READING

  • Read 20 minutes a day, and you’ll read 1,800,000 words per year

  • Reading reduces stress by 68 percent

  • Children learn 4,000 to 12,000 words per year through reading

  • The studies have shown that adults who regularly read are more likely to engage in charity and volunteer work

  • Children who read 1,000,000 words a year are in the top two percent of reading achievement.

  • When children have a home library, as few as 20 books of their own at home, they achieve three more years of schooling than children who don’t have any books at home.

  • Reading enhances memory and helps prevent Alzhelmer’s