Timberland Regional Library Kicks Off Family Read & Sing Aloud Events

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The local library branches are a great place to locate Spanish and bilingual books and much more. You’ll find a wealth of free Spanish-learning resources. Photo by Gale Hemmann
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Submitted by Timberland Regional Library

Nestled comfortably between two literary birthdays – a dual homage to Dr. Seuss (March 2) and Beverly Cleary (April 12) – Timberland Regional Library’s Family Read & Sing Aloud returns with a robust line-up of programs.

Families, teachers and child-care providers may pick up program materials at any Timberland library beginning Monday, March 2, enter a drawing for prizes, and start reading and singing in every nook and cranny of homes, classrooms and day care centers. Each library will draw a winner for a backpack filled with books.

“It’s no coincidence that we open the Read & Sing Aloud celebration with the birthday of Dr. Seuss and close on the birthday of Beverly Cleary. Characters from books written by these beloved authors have become part of cherished childhood memories for generations,” TRL’s Youth Services Coordinator Ellen Duffy said.

According to experts, singing not only helps with builds vocabulary, it helps develop spatial reasoning, pattern recognition and problem solving. Nancy Stewart, creator of “Sing with Our Kids” writes, “Simply singing with a child connects neural pathways, and increases the ability to retain information. Music builds a strong sense of rhythm, which leads to a better ability to understand and produce language.”

All programs at Timberland libraries are free and open to the public. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library groups in all five counties for the providing hundreds of books for this program.

 

Thurston County

Lacey Timberland Library

Thursday, April 2, 10:30-11 a.m., Bi-lingual Story Time: Spanish

Tuesday, April 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Egg Hunt

Thursday, April 9, 10:30-11 a.m., Bi-lingual Story Time: French

Thursday, April 9, 2-2:45 p.m., Book-It Theatre’s “STAT: Standing Tall and Talented”

March 23-28, Sing to Your Librarian

 

Olympia Timberland Library

Thursday, March 5, 10:15-11:10 a.m., Story Time with Nikki McClure

Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., PAWS to R.E.A.D.

Thursday, March 12, 10:15-11 a.m., The Chicken and the Dog Story Time

Thursday, March 25, 10:15-11 a.m., Sing Aloud with Caspar Babypants

March 23-28, Sing to Your Librarian

 

Tenino Timberland Library

Wednesday, March 11, 3-5 p.m., Dr Seuss Birthday Party

Tuesday, March 31, 4-6 p.m., Family Movie @ the Library

March 17-21, Read & Sing Guessing Jar

March 23-28, Sing to Your Librarian

 

Tumwater Timberland Library

Monday, March 2, 6-6:45 p.m., Stuffed Animal Sing-along Sleepover

March 23-28, Sing to Your Librarian

 

Yelm Timberland Library

Thursday, April 9, 11 a.m.-noon, Jeff Evans: Reading Magic

March 23-28, Sing to Your Librarian

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