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Mother Goose on the Loose: Hatchlings

In the Nest

In the Nest is a four-session series designed for babies 0-4 months and their parents/guardians. Each interactive session is designed to stimulate babies' learning process.

Grow with Baby!

In this interactive program, you will learn about supporting your baby's development with books, songs, rhymes, and fun activities you can do together.  

We will meet for four consecutive weeks in October. Please register just once for all four sessions. 

Families who attend will receive a FREE tote bag that includes a book, a toy, an at-home activity calendar, and a song book! 

Space is limited and this program is open only to newborns and their families. 

Registration is required for this event. It is being offered at White Oak, Wheaton, and Long Branch. This program will be presented in Spanish and in English at the Wheaton and Long Branch libraries. It will be presented in English at White Oak. Please select your preferred library branch, and register just once for your whole family.  

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child. 

The Mother Goose on the Loose: Hatchlings materials were developed with funds from the Maryland State Department of of Education, Division of Early Childhood. 

Questions about this program? Please contact White Oak Library at 240-773-9555.

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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