*Parent Child Workshop will be offered during the schoolyear*

The Parent Child Workshop is the signature program of a Family Place Library.  This workshop is for babies 6 months to 3 years and parents or caregivers (Siblings 5 years and younger are welcome). Spend time together, play, experience art activities and meet new friends. Community Resource Specialists discuss child development, speech and hearing, nutrition, and play and movement.

What parents may get out of the Parent Child Workshop

  • Increased awareness of library services

  • Increased awareness of community agencies

  • Lessened isolation new parents often feel

  • Broader knowledge of child development

  • Support in your role of “Parent as the child’s first teacher”

  • Support and ideas for reading to your child

  • Encouragement and empowerment in your parenting role

What children may get out of the Parent Child Workshop

  • Social and verbal interaction

  • An increase in attention span

  • Stronger bond between parent and child

  • Additional early learning and eventual school success

  • Access to developmentally appropriate materials

  • Becoming Lifelong Learners

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 7, 2024

Parent Child Workshop (Early Fall Session) (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers)

9:15am – 10:15am

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, August 26, for this session (September 9-October 7). Please register each parent, child, and infant who will be attending. The Parent Child ...

Location:
Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library
Availability:
Full, Can Register for Waitlist
Monday, October 7, 2024

Read, Music, Play (RMP) (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers)

11:00am – 11:20am

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the ...

Location:
Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Read, Music, Play (RMP) (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers)

9:30am – 9:50am

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy...

Location:
Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Read, Music, Play (RMP) at 2|42 Community Center (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers)

11:15am – 11:35am

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy...

Location:
2|42 Community Church
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Family Early Literacy Class (ages 3-5 with parents/caregivers)

11:00am – 11:30am

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter ...

Location:
Meabon Room - Howell Carnegie Library