When I stepped into my Youth Services role, one thing quickly became clear: our children’s collection was missing a critical foundation— phonics. There were no phonics-specific books at all, and while we did technically have leveled readers, the way materials were organized made independent browsing difficult for both children and their caregivers. Leveled readers were shelved in a very small, underdeveloped section. Leveled nonfiction titles were mixed into the general nonf