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SUMMARY:Hatchlings
LOCATION:Germantown Library\nGermantown Library
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DESCRIPTION:Expectant & new parents\, please join us for a 3-session works
 hop (9/9\, 9/16\, & 9/23) to learn ways to support baby's development with
  playful early learning activities. Register once for all three..\nhttps:/
 /mcpl.libnet.info/event/16943513
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Grow with Baby!&nbsp\;Hatchlings Parent Wo
 rkshop is an interactive early literacy program for new and expectant pare
 nts. In this interactive program\, you will learn about supporting your ba
 by's development with books\, songs\, rhymes\, and fun activities you and 
 baby can do together.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br /><br />This workshop will r
 un approximately one hour\, with an optional 30 minutes after the workshop
  for socialization with other participants\, and for interaction with libr
 ary staff and other county services. We encourage you to arrive 10 minutes
  early to get comfortable with the space. This workshop will take place in
  the Children's Program Room.</p>\n<p>Registration is required\, and space
  is limited to expectant parents and families with babies 0-4 months old: 
 <strong>only one registration per family is necessary to reserve your 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 babies' lear
 ning process\, and each session builds on the previous session.&nbsp\;</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 9/9</li>\n<li>Session 2: Rea
 d\, Talk and Sing with Baby 9/16</li>\n<li>Session 3: Building a Routine 9
 /23</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>FUN FACTS:</strong> Reading and singing help y
 our baby's brain and language development. Reciting nursery rhymes and sin
 ging songs help your baby get ready to read. Babies who have been exposed 
 to books and reading grow up to become children who perform better in scho
 ol.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This workshop is made possible with the help of 
 the <a href="https://folmc.org/">Friends of the Library\, Montgomery Count
 y</a> and <a href="https://mgol.net/">Mother Goose on the Loose</a>.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>Questions about this program? Please contact Germantown Library 
 at 240-777-0110.</p>\n<p>Looking for something to do until then? Take a lo
 ok 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://mon
 tgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html"><span style="color: #0000f
 f\;">Get a Library Card</span></a></strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><a hre
 f="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/for-you/babies-toddlers-pres
 choolers.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">Babies\, Toddlers\, and Pres
 choolers</span></a></strong> - MCPL resource for parents of young children
 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://mc
 pl.link/1000Books" style="color: #0000ff\;">1\,000 Books Before Kindergart
 en</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\;&n
 bsp\;</p>\n<h3>Accommodation Requests</h3>\n<!-- v2026.4.0 -->\n<p>To requ
 est an accommodation\, contact the <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd
 .gov/node/17144">library branch</a> where you want the accommodation. If t
 hey are unable to help\, or if you need an accommodation for an online res
 ource or event\, complete our <a href="https://mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/wypec
 8q0j2yngy/">Accommodation Request Form</a> online or call Library Administ
 ration at <a href="tel:+12407770002">240-777-0002</a>.</p>\n<p>mh 1.1 01/0
 3/2023&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16943513
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