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Family Place Libraries™ is a network of children’s librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. The Family Place Libraries network currently includes more than 250 sites in 25 states and continues to grow.  To visit the Family Place Libraries website and learn more, click here. |
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Babygarten is an educational curriculum for caregivers and their babies from birth to toddlerhood. Libraries, hospitals and park districts use the classes to teach parents how and why to read to babies. The classes involve songs and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. Click here to learn more. |
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1-2-3 Grow With Me is a playgroup for kids and a fun-filled program for parents. Each 90 minute program features free play, an art activity, circle time, and great resources for parents including health information from experts. Spend quality time playing with your children in a safe, fun, and interactive environment. Centers include trucks and cars, puzzles and blocks, musical instruments, and much more! Click here to learn more. |
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| Storytimes are offered at all Norfolk Public Libraries in an effort to provide early literacy skills to children and to encourage them to become lifelong readers. We invite you to bring your children to the nearest branch library for a fun-filled, language-rich storytime experience. Norfolk Public Library storyhours incorporate activities that assist children in the development of the Virginia Literacy Foundation Block skills. Click here to read the Virginia Literacy Foundation Block Statements. For more information about Storytimes, click here. |  |
| Motheread is a family reading program based on a simple idea: when families read together and talk about what they read, remarkable things happen. Parents become reading role models for their children, and children become better readers and learners. Motheread, Inc. utilizes children's books to encourage parents to read to their children by teaching them how to understand literature in the context of their own lives. Motheread is a nationally-recognized, award-winning program. To visit the Motheread website, click here. For more information about the Norfolk Public Library's Motheread program, click here. (This program is for adults and children together.) |  |
