Take Your Child to the Library Day!
January 24, 2019 (Helena, MT)—February 2nd is “Take Your Child to the Library Day” and your Lewis & Clark Library has some fun events planned to celebrate. Intended as a way to help kids create happy memories of going to the library, “Take Your Child to the Library Day” is a nationwide intuitive to bring community awareness to libraries and all of resources and events they provide all year long.
Created in 2011 by Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta, “Take Your Child to the Library Day” is an opportunity for young people to connect with the library in a meaningful way, create their own library memories, and learn more about the many services the library provides to the community. Teen Services Librarian Heather Dickerson explains that “everyone should have a library story. What memories do you connect with the library? This day is about sharing those memories with your children while encouraging them to create their own library story.”
Families are invited to attend a special library themed Family Story Time at 10:30AM on the Story Steps. In addition, the Library will host a "Behind the Scenes for Tweens and Teens" program in the afternoon from 1-2PM. This registration only event is for kids in grades 5 and up. Dickerson explains that “we'll do a special library tour to illustrate how books and materials make it onto the shelves and into the hands of patrons. It is a great opportunity for young people interested in becoming a librarian someday to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes.”
For more information, contact Heather Dickerson at 447-1690 ext 132 or hdickerson@lclibrary.org. To learn more about the “Take Your Child to the Library Day” intuitive, visit: http://takeyourchildtothelibrary.blogspot.com. #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay
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