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Mother Goose on the Loose: Hatchlings

Ready to Hatch

Get Ready for Baby!

Ready to Hatch is an interactive early literacy program for expectant parents, sponsored by the Maryland State Library. Learn more about your baby-to-be through songs and fun activities.

FREE book, songsheets, and at-home activity calendar for attendees!

FUN FACTS: Reading and singing help your baby's brain and language development. Reciting nursery rhymes and singing songs help your baby get ready to read. Babies who have been exposed to books and reading grow up to become children who perform better in school. 

Registration is required, and space is limited to expectant parents: only one registration per family is necessary to reserve your spot.

There will be an opportunity to reconnect with library staff and other attendees at this Fall's program, In the Nest. 

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Looking for something to do until then? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves

Kanopy Kids - videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - sign up online today, and print out your child's reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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