• Lifestyle

    Parent/Teacher Resources

    As a Family Place Library, we are tasked with having an up-to-date parent resource section located near our play area where parents can browse for books while their children are playing and not have to wander off to the adult department to do so.  We were gracious enough to receive…

  • Lifestyle

    Family Place Free Play

    My library became a Family Place Library almost  two years ago and although it’s been a very busy time – it’s been a great way to get to know a number of our patrons.  Not only do we know more families in our community, but they als0 know us and…

  • Activities

    Family Place – Parent/Child Workshop

    Back in October of last year, I posted about going to training to become a Family Place Library.  After six months, numerous meetings, and spending our grant money, I’m happy to report our first Parent/Child Workshop went beautifully.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Family Place Libraries is a…

  • Lifestyle

    Family Place Library Training = Exhausted

    So I spent a number of hours today in training to re-create our library into a Family Place Library and as of right now, I am so tired I can barely see straight.  But, I got some amazing ideas, brainstormed with some amazing librarians, and met a lot of cool…