Baby Tales: Baby's First Steps into Reading for Babies 6-18 Months Starting November 1st

Miss Jennifer is proud to introduce a brand-new storytime to the library on Tuesdays at 10 am for babies between the ages of 6-18 months.

Remember that it is never too early to start reading and bringing your child to story time! Your child's brain development is constantly increasing with complexity and a rich language, cognitive, and sensory environment such as story time helps develop children's burgeoning skills. Story time is also an enjoyable experience which facilitates interaction between parents, caregivers, and their children. 

See the fascinating facts below which show how children's brain development is rapidly changing during specific stages of development.

Early Milestones in Brain Growth

4 months: The infant's brain responds to every sound produced in all the languages of the world.
 
8 to 9 months: Babies can form specific memories from their experiences, such as how to push a ball to make it roll.
 
10 months: Babies can now distinguish and even produce the sounds of their own language (such as "da-da") and no longer pay attention to the sounds of language that are foreign.
 
12 months: Babies whose parents say, for example, "Lookeee at the doggiee," will go to the
appropriate picture of a dog in a picture book more often than those babies who are talked to in normal, flatter voices.

12 to 18 months: Babies can keep in memory something that has been hidden and find it again, even if it has been completely covered up.  They can also hold memory sequences of simple activities, such as winding up a Jack-in-the-box until the figure pops up.

Source: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/brain-growth.htm


To learn more about this storytime see the description below.

Baby Tales: Baby's First Steps Into Reading for Babies 6-18 Months (A Lap sit Program)
Tuesdays at 10 am Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6 and 13

Our littlest patrons will be mesmerized by the magical experience of their first story time. The sounds of bubbly music will fill the air, bold and bright illustrations will come alive through picture books, and wiggly dances will get little ones toes a tapping. Flannel boards and floating bubbles will excite your baby's senses and add wonder to the joy of reading. *This story time does not offer a craft activity.

*Limit 10 Children Per Story time. Please sign-up early in order to ensure a spot in all of our story times.

Fall Story times Begin Next Week!

Our Fall story time sessions begin next Monday (September 12)! Join us for these innovative, interactive, and  developmentally-appropriate story times that help foster and develop early language, comprehension, and pre-reading skills.

Below you will find a list of our story times.

            Story times run from September 12 to October 22nd

Pumpkin Patch Parade for Toddlers on Mondays at 10 am.

Your little pumpkins will enjoy this animated story time which features super songs, fantastic fingerplays, marvelous movement activities, bountiful books, a simple craft and non-stop fun! Starts 9/12.

Candy Apple Corner for Preschoolers  on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.

You’ll be the apple of your child’s eye when you sign them up for this whimsical story time  that contains spectacular songs, brilliant books, delightful dances and a cool craft. Starts 9/14.

Leaf It to Books for Kindergartners, 1st and 2nd graders on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm. It’s time to turn over a new leaf with this creative and interactive story time that is filled with snappy stories and a terrific art project. Starts 9/13.

Program for Older Children

Autumn Artists for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on Saturdays at 11 am.

You’ll “fall” in love with the awesome art projects that you will make in this hands-on craft program. Starts 9/17.

*Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Reference Desk at 630-368-7734 to sign up for these story times/programs.