Community Library to host Baby Fair for parents-to-be

North-Liberty-Community-Library-logoThe North Liberty Community Library will host its first ever Baby Fair on Aug. 30, from 1 to 3pm. There will be more than 30 local businesses and non-profit organizations sharing information about community resources for expecting families. This event, sponsored in partnership with Mercy Hospital of Iowa City, is free and open to the public.
Car seat checks will be offered by Safe Kids Johnson County in the north parking lot. The Iowa Kid Sight organization, through the North Liberty Lions Club, will offer vision screenings for children six months to kindergarten. Paige Prior Photography will have a photo booth for expecting parents to capture this moment.
The Baby Fair kicks off the library’s unique Womb Literacy initiative offering services to educate expecting families on the role they play in their child’s early literacy development.
“The library staff recognizes that it’s vital for parents to begin developing literacy habits such as reading to their child before they are born, so that it becomes routine to continue after baby arrives,” said Library Director Jennie Garner.
Another Womb Literacy program is the new Stork Story Time, scheduled to begin in September. Stork Story Times are geared toward expecting parents to enable them to learn about early literacy skills.  “By learning about these skills ahead of time, parents, and even older siblings, will gain the knowledge and confidence to play a role as their baby’s first teacher,” said Assistant Library Director Jennifer Jordebrek, who developed the concept for Womb Literacy. “It will also enable moms and dads to connect with other new parents and start building a sense of community and a network of support. Just as it’s never too late to learn literacy skills, it’s never too early either,” Jordebrek said.
Contact the library at 319.626.5701 or visit the website at www.northlibertylibrary.org for additional information.

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