[blparent] lessons learned when taking my daughter to thelibrary

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Some libraries also have audio books and movies you could enjoy.  Our 
library runs a free movie night once a month out on the lawn, with the movie 
on a big outdoor screen.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifer_jackson at cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 7:52 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] lessons learned when taking my daughter to 
thelibrary

> Hi Jennifer, this is the other Jennifer with all the boys. :)
>
> Libraries usually have some toys and puzzles for the little ones to enjoy.
> Different libraries have less or more depending on things like space,
> budget, and librarian interest.  Some even have fish tanks and other
> aquarium or caged animals. Your two year old will probably love it if you
> just oh  and ah along with her. :) As she gets older she will enjoy 
> telling
> you about the pictures on the books and puzzles.
>
> You may want to find out if your library does a story time in the evening.
> Ours does one called pajama time once a month. Your daughter is not old
> enough for this yet, but a new popular thing at libraries is reading to
> dogs. Therapy dogs come in and the kids are invited to read to them. The
> person accompanying the dog is available to help the kids with unfamiliar
> words and the like too. It is good exposure for the dogs, and the kids 
> love
> it.
>
> So far 2 of my 3 boys love to read even with learning disabilities. I tell
> myself that it was all the exposure to the love of books and rading I give
> them. :)
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jennifer Bose
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 5:04 PM
> To: blparent
> Subject: [blparent] lessons learned when taking my daughter to the library
>
> Hi, everyone.
>
> I feel lucky this list is here. It's a very supportive community and a
> good place to share tips.
>
> I'm not usually home with my two-year-old daughter Abigail in the
> morning, but today I was, so I thought I'd take her to our town
> library. It's a beautiful place that I've only been in once or twice;
> usually her babysitter, who takes care of her while I'm at work
> full-time, takes her and my neighbor's kids there so she's a bit of a
> regular. I'm kind of a spontaneous person by nature, so I don't always
> do the careful thinking I should do before I go somewhere or do
> something. If things don't work out so well, I try to turn the
> experience into a list of things to do differently next time. What I
> got from this trip was: Everyone who works at the library is very
> sweet and interested in our being able to use the library, but of
> course it's a very print-heavy environment; I couldn't read any of the
> picture books to her. So I'll have to find some scheduled story times
> to take her to, rather than trying to wing it. Next, it's best not to
> go close to lunchtime, when there are fewer staff around to ask for
> help.
>
> The trip wasn't a complete bust. She got to look at many pictures and
> see some children she knows. But it leaves me wondering what the rest
> of you do about the library. Do you like to go with your children,
> especially if they're very young? How do you handle an environment
> where all the books and other media are geared toward the
> "light-dependent", as Robert calls them? Do you forget about it
> altogether and let someone else take your children there? The thing
> is, I love libraries and books and I love reading to kids, especially
> to my daughter, so I couldn't resist trying this. What other advice do
> you have for me and other blind parents who might benefit?
>
> Thanks a lot. Happy 2012 to all.
>
> Jen
>
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