After receiving Baby TALK training from Claudia Quigg, Fieldman and two part-time educators began leading Lapsits at several area libraries, the park district and a local bookstore. They are really taking off and we are getting offers all the time from libraries that don't have the staff or time to do Lapsits. And some libraries are very timid about the birth to age 3 group, so they are happy to have us come in. Fieldman and the other Education Service Network educators lead Lapsits that meet once a week, predominantly at libraries. They have found the most successful time for Lapsits to be somewhere within the 9-11 a.m. range.
Attendance varies depending on the season and weather.
Some parents and children are very regular about attending, and others show up only occasionally. A typical Lapsit begins with a hello song followed by favorite songs and fingerplays. Suggestions are then taken from the crowd. If the group is relatively small, the leader reads a short book aloud. If the group is large, board books are distributed for parent and child to read together while the leader quietly observes and offers encouragement.