The Children's Department isn't just for children. Parent's are the most critical part of any child's life and parenting is no easy job. TKML has developed five different Parent literacy training classes to help make your job potentially less difficult. Each class is held 8 times per year and the ever popular, Parent's Open Cafe, is held the last Sunday of every month. All parent literacy programs are held on Sundays from 3-4pm. Like all programs offered at TKML, these are promoted through the following print and online venues: the TKML quarterly newsletter and website, facebook.com, twitter.com, macaronikid.com, the Parkland Station Gazette, and tumblr.com. The TKML quarterly newsletter is also distributed to all local pediatrician offices, OB/GYN offices, Dentist offices and the local Hospital to be included in the information packet given to new mothers in the maternity ward. TKML staff also attend the Parkland Station PTA meetings to promote programming.
For parents with children of all ages:
- Parents can join up and meet with other parents, make new friends, share parenting concerns or simply gab about the latest Game of Thrones episode. Snacks will be abound! Teen Volunteers will be onsite in meeting room B with board games, crafts and snacks to keep children ages 4+ entertained while you chat.
- Materials: Refreshments
- Costs: $10
- Displays: Popular new fiction books, TV shows, movies, parenting non-fiction books and dvds
- Volunteers: 2-3 volunteers would be utilized to play boardgames with and provide snacks to children ages 4+
For new parents and soon-to-be parents:
- New parents and soon-to-be parents are welcome to practice with their new babies or with the library practice babies (our resident doll and stuffed animal collection). Learn all about the joys of textile adventures, mother goose basics, finger play, simple rhymes and fun songs that encourage counting, memory, and fine-motor skills.
- Materials: mulitple board books from collection, baby dolls and stuffed animals from children's department, baby storytime props: scarves, noise makers, taggie blanket, etc. Informational packets from Every Child Ready to Read to be passed out.
- Costs: none
- Displays: Music cds of children's songs, like Laurie Berkner or Red Grammer, lots of different formats of board and fabric books for the youngest of patrons.
- Volunteers: 1-2 volunteers would be utilized to pass out materials
For parents with pre-school age children:
- Our library's slogan says it all. Instilling in your children the love of reading early on, is in invaluable gift with a lifetime of abundant returns. In this informational class, parents will learn the different methods of reading to your child. Learning the art of descriptive questioning, several practical methods used for sounding out words and the wonderful benefit of "reading" word-less picture books with your child.
- Materials: Informational packets from Every Child Ready to Read to be passed out.
- Costs: none
- Displays: Word-less picture books, non-fiction early literacy books geared for parents
For parents with school age children:
- An informational training program for parents with school age children on the meaning of AR (accelerated reading) and Lexile and why it is relevant and how the library can help parents help their children access the appropriate level books.
- Materials: powerpoint handout for parents
- Costs: none
- Displays: a tiered level display showcasing each level/range/AR# with an assortment of juvenile fiction
There’s an app for that!- January 10, February 21, April 10, May 22, July 10, August 21, October 9, & November 20.
- Parents are welcome to this informational training on the most useful and popular educational apps on the market for school age children.
- Materials: powerpoint handout for parents
- Costs: none
- Displays: a poster with all discussed apps and books about the devices that use them, i.e. dummies guide to iPad or Kindle Fire.
Crash Course on Internet Safety- January 17, March 6, April 17, June 5, July 17, September 4, October 23, & December 4.
- Parents, join in on this informational session on the foundations of internet safety. Knowing how to protect yourself and your child from the potential dangers that exist in the vastness of the internet is paramount in today's information overloaded digital age.
- Materials: powerpoint handout for parents
- Costs: none
- Displays: non-fiction books about relevant devices that access the internet, i.e. computer, tablets, phones, and internet safety
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