SNHL is a Family Place Library

The Family Place Libraries ™ initiative promotes a national model for transforming public libraries into welcoming, developmentally appropriate early learning environments for very young children, their parents and caregivers. Based on research about the importance of early brain development, the Family Place Library supports the essential role of parents as first teachers and addresses the physical, social, emotional and cognitive aspects of child development to help build a foundation for learning during the critical first years of life. By partnering and working with other social, health and educational services providers, the Family Place model aims to ensure that all children enter school ready and able to learn and positions libraries as key early childhood and family support organizations within the local community. Learn more!

As a nationally designated Family Place Library, SNHL invests in staff training, hosts Parent-Child Workshops, maintains a specific parenting collection, offers imaginative play materials in a dedicated space and partners with many organizations to provide further education for parents and caregivers.  Find out when our next Parent-Child Workshop is scheduled:  Library Calendar