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SUMMARY:Hatchlings
LOCATION:Long Branch Library\nLong Branch Library
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DESCRIPTION:Expectant & new parents\, please join us for a 3-session works
 hop (5/6\,5/13\,5/20) to learn ways to support  baby's brain development w
 ith playful early learning activities. Register once for all 3! .\nhttps:/
 /mcpl.libnet.info/event/13175491
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Grow with Baby!</p>\n<p>Hatchlings Parent 
 Workshop is an interactive early literacy program for new and expectant pa
 rents. In this interactive program\, you will learn about supporting your 
 baby's development with books\, songs\, rhymes\, and fun activities you an
 d baby can do together.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />Registration is
  required\, and space is limited to expectant parents and families with ba
 bies 0-4 months old: <strong>only one registration per family is necessary
  to reserve your spot.</strong> Please register just once for all three se
 ssions.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Families who attend will receive a FREE tote bag th
 at includes a book\, a toy\, and a song book!&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This 
 three-session series is designed for expectant families and babies 0-4 mon
 ths and their parents/guardians. Each interactive session is designed to s
 timulate babies' learning process\, and each session builds on the previou
 s session.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Each session will have a different focus for fam
 ilies:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 1: Baby&rsquo\;s Brain <strong
 >May 6 11:00am-12:00pm</strong></li>\n<li>Session 2: Read\, Talk and Sing 
 with Baby <strong>May 13 11:00am-12:00pm</strong></li>\n<li>Session 3: Bui
 lding a Routine <strong>May 20 11:00am-12:00pm</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<p><s
 trong>FUN FACTS:</strong> Reading and singing help your baby's brain and l
 anguage development. Reciting nursery rhymes and singing songs help your b
 aby get ready to read. Babies who have been exposed to books and reading g
 row up to become children who perform better in school.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\
 n<p>This workshop is made possible with the help of the <a href="https://f
 olmc.org/"><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong>Friends of the Library\,
  Montgomery County</strong></span></a> and <a href="https://mgol.net/"><sp
 an style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong>Mother Goose on the Loose</strong></sp
 an></a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Questions about this program? Please contact Long 
 Branch Library: 240-777-0910</p>\n<p>Looking for something to do until the
 n? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don't 
 have a card right now? No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to <strong><a href=
 "https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html"><span style="c
 olor: #0000ff\;">Get a Library Card</span></a></strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><s
 trong><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/for-you/babies-t
 oddlers-preschoolers.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">Babies\, Toddler
 s\, and Preschoolers</span></a></strong> - MCPL resource for parents of yo
 ung children&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href
 ="https://mcpl.link/1000Books" style="color: #0000ff\;">1\,000 Books Befor
 e Kindergarten</a></span></strong> - sign up online today\, and print out 
 your child's reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments&nbsp\;<br
  />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />Accommodation Requests&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>People who ar
 e Deaf or Hard of Hearing should <strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a
  href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.ht
 ml" style="color: #0000ff\;">request English-language captioning or sign-l
 anguage interpretation</a></span></strong> at least five days before the l
 ibrary-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facili
 ties and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other acco
 mmodation requests.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>mh 1.1 01/03/2023&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://m
 cpl.libnet.info/event/13175491
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