Caregivers can encourage their child’s love of reading while connecting with local resources at the Campbell County Public Library’s Early Literacy Play Date.
The event will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Newport Branch, the program helps prepare young ones learning how to read. Families can visit stations with toys and activities that encourage pre-literacy skills, including meeting a mermaid from the Cincinnati Circus (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) and a Storytime presented by Books, Bibs and Beyond (1 p.m.-2 pm).
Children will also receive a free picture book from the library’s new Book Bus, while supplies last. Community vendors with resources for caregivers include the Campbell County, Cooperative Extension Service; Grandview Elementary Preschool; Andrea Doughty with Anthem; KTL, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy; First Steps: NorthKey Community Care; and Blue Marble Books.
Attendees can enter to win a grand prize: a literacy play pack that includes $50 Out of Print and $50 Gumdrop Tots gift cards, a Timber Block set, library socks, a tote bag and a letters and numbers activity.