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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

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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

10:00am – 10:20am

Join Howell Library staff on the library lawn for Outdoor Read, Music, Play (RMP), an early literacy experience featuring some favorite rhymes, songs, and stories. Our free RMP sessions are ...

Location:
Library Lawn
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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

10:00am – 10:20am

Join Howell Library staff on the library lawn for Outdoor Read, Music, Play (RMP), an early literacy experience featuring some favorite rhymes, songs, and stories. Our free RMP sessions are ...

Location:
Library Lawn
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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

10:00am – 10:20am

Join Howell Library staff on the library lawn for Outdoor Read, Music, Play (RMP), an early literacy experience featuring some favorite rhymes, songs, and stories. Our free RMP sessions are ...

Location:
Library Lawn
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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

10:00am – 10:20am

Join Howell Library staff on the library lawn for Outdoor Read, Music, Play (RMP), an early literacy experience featuring some favorite rhymes, songs, and stories. Our free RMP sessions are ...

Location:
Library Lawn
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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

10:00am – 10:20am

Join Howell Library staff on the library lawn for Outdoor Read, Music, Play (RMP), an early literacy experience featuring some favorite rhymes, songs, and stories. Our free RMP sessions are ...

Location:
Library Lawn
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