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Services to Day Cares

Lane Library welcomes the opportunity to work with day care staff to create a program or book collection that helps to promote reading, using the library and instilling in young children a love for books. The following services are available to day cares and latchkey organizations:

Library Visits to your Day Care
Day care staff is encouraged to call ahead (2-3 weeks in advanced) to their local Lane Library to schedule a visit (monthly, quarterly, or just one-time). With enough notice, the visits can be prepared to meet your day care's curriculum needs. A visit can include a story time, book talks, or public library tour.

Story Time
A story time is a wonderful and exciting way for library personnel to share popular stories, finger plays, puppets, and other book-related resources with children. A 20-minute story time is designed for toddlers up to age two. For children ages three through 12, a story time is 30-45 minutes. Library staff will work with you to create a program that fits your needs and the time available.

Book Talks
These are presentations designed for elementary age students to introduce students to new books and other library media. Each talk is designed around a popular theme to generate excitement and encourage reading. Book talks are usually 30-45 minutes, but vary depending on age level.

Public Library Tours
You may schedule a tour of Lane location for your group. With prior notice a library tour can also include instruction on how to use the library's catalog for selecting and locating materials for professional, school or leisure purposes.

Other services provided to day cares include: teacher card, classroom collections and Childcraft Literacy Bags. Library staff members are also available to provide day care staff guidance in the selection of materials for special projects and/or recreational reading for the children that they work with.