The Baby Book Club

A storytelling for tots initiative at Kilcullen Library has got off to a great success.

The event is held at 11am on Tuesdays and is conducted by Librarian Julie O'Donoghue, who highlighted it under the slogan 'Babies need Books too'.

"I only told a couple of people about it and the first morning we had six parents and their children in," she says.

The programme outline for each session includes activity rhymes, nursery songs and storytelling both individually and in groups. It is also a forum for recommendations by parents on tried and tested books and writers that babies have enjoyed, and there are discussions on related matters, such as ‘Why babies need books’.

"Reading to infants boosts speech and language development," Julie says. "When you read to your baby you set the stage for a lifetime of literacy which is the foundation of all subsequent learning.

Babies love to be held and spoken to and books provide the perfect one on one time for parent and child."

Kilcullen Community Library is a baby friendly environment and a welcoming space for parents and carers of young children.
Brian Byrne.