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SUMMARY:Hatchlings
LOCATION:Quince Orchard Library\nQuince Orchard Library
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DESCRIPTION:Expectant & new parents\, please join us for a 3-session works
 hop (4/17\, 4/24\, 5/1) to learn ways to support baby's development with p
 layful early learning activities. Register once for all three..\nhttps://m
 cpl.libnet.info/event/13254069
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Grow with Baby! Hatchlings Parent Workshop
  is an interactive early literacy program for new and expectant parents. I
 n this interactive program\, you will learn about supporting your baby's d
 evelopment with books\, songs\, rhymes\, and fun activities you and baby c
 an do together.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration is required\, an
 d space is limited to expectant parents and families with babies 0-4 month
 s old: <strong>only one registration per family is necessary to reserve yo
 ur spot.</strong> Please register just once for all three sessions.&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p>Families who attend will receive a FREE tote bag that 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 months and their 
 parents/guardians. Each interactive session is designed to stimulate babie
 s' learning process\, and each session builds on the previous session.&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p>Each session will have a different focus for families:&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 1: Baby&rsquo\;s Brain\, Thursday\, April 17
  at 11:00am - 12:00pm.</li>\n<li>Session 2: Read\, Talk and Sing with Baby
 \,&nbsp\;Thursday\, April 24 at 11:00am - 12:00pm.</li>\n<li>Session 3: Bu
 ilding a Routine\,&nbsp\;Thursday\, May 1 at 11:00am - 12:00pm.</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p><strong>FUN FACTS: </strong>Reading and singing help your baby's bra
 in and language development. Reciting nursery rhymes and singing songs hel
 p your baby get ready to read. Babies who have been exposed to books and r
 eading grow up to become children who perform better in school.&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p>This workshop is made possible with the help of the<a href="ht
 tps://folmc.org/"> Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County</a> and<a hr
 ef="https://mgol.net/"> Mother Goose on the Loose</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><spa
 n style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Questions about this program?</strong> 
 Please contact </span>the Quince Orchard Library at 240-777-0200.</p>\n<p>
 Looking for something to do until then? Take a look at these resources for
  kids using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries!&nb
 sp\; Find out how to <strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/libra
 ry/services/card.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">Get a Library Card</
 span></a></strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><a href="https://www.montgomery
 countymd.gov/library/for-you/babies-toddlers-preschoolers.html"><span styl
 e="color: #0000ff\;">Babies\, Toddlers\, and Preschoolers</span></a></stro
 ng> - MCPL resource for parents of young children&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><
 span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://mcpl.link/1000Books" style=
 "color: #0000ff\;">1\,000 Books Before Kindergarten</a></span></strong> - 
 sign up online today\, and print out your child's reading log and your lis
 t of Early Literacy Moments&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Accomm
 odation Requests&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of He
 aring should <strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://montg
 omerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html" style="color: #0
 000ff\;">request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretati
 on</a></span></strong> at least five days before the library-sponsored pro
 gram they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibili
 ty Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p>mh 1.1 01/03/2023&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/even
 t/13254069
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