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SUMMARY:Hatchlings
LOCATION:Potomac Library\nPotomac Library
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DESCRIPTION:Expectant & new parents\, please join us for a 3-session works
 hop (8/6\, 8/13\, 8/20) 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/16634398
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\, August 6
 </li>\n<li>Session 2: Read\, Talk and Sing with Baby\,&nbsp\;Thursday\, Au
 gust 13</li>\n<li>Session 3: Building a Routine\,&nbsp\;Thursday\, August 
 20</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>FUN FACTS: </strong>Reading and singing help yo
 ur baby's brain and language development. Reciting nursery rhymes and sing
 ing songs help your baby get ready to read. Babies who have been exposed t
 o books and reading grow up to become children who perform better in schoo
 l.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This workshop is made possible with the help of t
 he<a href="https://folmc.org/"> Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County
 </a> and<a href="https://mgol.net/"> Mother Goose on the Loose</a>.&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Questions about this progr
 am?</strong> Please contact </span>Lisa Bintrim at the Potomac Branch at 2
 40-777-0690.</p>\n<p>Looking for something to do until then? Take a look a
 t these resources for kids using your library card. Don't have a card righ
 t now? No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to <strong><a href="https://montgom
 erycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;"
 >Get a Library Card</span></a></strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><a href="h
 ttps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/for-you/babies-toddlers-preschoo
 lers.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">Babies\, Toddlers\, and Preschoo
 lers</span></a></strong> - MCPL resource for parents of young children&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://mcpl.l
 ink/1000Books" style="color: #0000ff\;">1\,000 Books Before Kindergarten</
 a></span></strong> - sign up online today\, and print out your child's rea
 ding log and your list of Early Literacy Moments&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;<br /><strong>Accommodation Requests&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>People who a
 re Deaf or Hard of Hearing should <strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><
 a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.h
 tml" style="color: #0000ff\;">request English-language captioning or sign-
 language interpretation</a></span></strong> at least five days before the 
 library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facil
 ities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other acc
 ommodation requests.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>mh 1.1 01/03/2023&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://
 mcpl.libnet.info/event/16634398
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