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Storytime offers fun for preschoolers and toddlers

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The Hugh Embry Branch Library, at 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, hosts two 45-minute programs every Wednesday morning for toddlers and preschoolers. The Toddler Storytime is for children up to age 2, and the Preschool Storytime, ages 3 through 5. Each session mixes playtime, stories, songs and crafts to provide a learning experience for kids. Shaina Smith, the library’s youth service provider, leads the programs. She focuses on a theme, and selects books and fun activities to convey that theme. To find out more, call (352) 567-3576.

Candice Kyle, of Dade City, helps Kaizer, her 4-year-old son, to build a tower out of blocks. The mother and son were bonding during the playtime portion of the Preschool Storytime program at the Hugh Embry Branch Library in Dade City. The Kyles moved to the area from Georgia in September and are regulars at the library program. (Christine Holtzman)
Three-year-old Reese Frassrand, of Dade City, hugs her mother, Jennifer, before a recent Preschool Storytime at the Hugh Embry Branch Library. Jennifer said her daughter tends to seek out hugs when she’s feeling shy.
Shaina Smith, Hugh Embry Branch Library’s youth service provider, reads a book called, ‘Wild About Us’ by author Karen Beaumont, at a recent Preschool Storytime at the library. The program focused on the themes of having self-confidence and loving yourself.

 

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