We have found that toys are distracting to their participation in storytime activities and to other children. Encourage your child to use a quiet voice in the library before, during, and after storytime. If late, please wait quietly outside the door until we open it. It is truly distracting when someone comes in the room in the middle of a story, and it makes it difficult for the storytellers to re-capture the children's attention. Please remember to make restroom trips prior to the session.
Parents are welcome in the story room.
In most situations, however, we have found that children participate better when their parents are not in the room and therefore, we encourage children to attend by themselves. If you would like to be with your child for any reason, let us know. Story time sessions are 25-30 minutes. Please pick up your child by the door or stay within the children's area of the library so your child can easily locate you. It is very traumatic for a child when no one is there to pick them up.