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| BABY DAYS CELEBRATION |
| by Pat Scott |
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| Baby Days were celebrated at the library on June 8 and 9 with a display of toy blocks and teddy bears wearing bibs touting "Babies Love Books." Parents were invited to bring their baby or toddler and receive a free Books For Babies kit, a sipper cup, a baby bib, the choice of a toy for siblings - even a coupon for free fries at McDonald's! Representatives of Friends were on hand to chat with the parents and help to familiarize them with the items in the kit and to apply for baby's first library card. - |
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| Beginning this month the Books For Babies kits will be provided to new mothers at Union General Hospital. Items in the kit include: a board book for easy reading; "Babies Love Books" - a guide for grownups by Bookstart, a national program; the "ABC's for Developing Your Child's Mind"; Barbara Bush's "Family Reading Tips"; "Raising a Reader, Raising a Writer", a brochure by the National Association for The Education of Young Children; a booklet of baby games and songs, bookmarks with library and storytime information, and recommendations for books babies love. |
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| We are contacting local businesses and organizations to be co-sponsors and partners in this program. Donation jars have been placed at various places to allow the community to participate. |
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| A BIG THANK YOU! |
| To our Partners of Books For Babies (to date): |
| McDonald's of Blairsville |
| Busy Bee Printing |
| Cathy and Richard Fiser |
| Union County Literacy Association |
| Appalachian Community Bank |
| Total Rehab Services, Inc. |
| Lifelong Learning Center |
| The Mortgage People |
| Union County Bank |
| Bank of Blairsville |
| Iota-Iota Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi |
| Kappa Alpha Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi |
| Union County Lions Club |
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