Tips for Sharing Books with Babies

* Read to your child.
* Recite nursery rhymes and sing songs to your child.
* Have children's books available at home.
* Attend storytime programs at the library.
* Take your child with you when you check out books.
* Be enthusiastic about books.

And Remember...

There are endless opportunities for learning throughout the child's day:

* Recite nursery rhymes or sing songs while bathing or changing diapers
* Play music or tell stories during car trips.
* Point out everyday objects while walking, shopping, cleaning,  playing, etc...

Storytimes at the Library

Typically, all registered storytimes are held in the fall and the spring. Check the Children's Events page for the current schedule and registration procedures.

Baby Time
This program for pre-walking babies and their adult caregivers offers singing, lap rhymes, movement, stories and more. (Main Library)

Books Babies Love
All books are located in the EPIC section of the library unless otherwise noted.

ABC by Brian Wildsmith
Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young by Jane Dyer. E 398.8 A
Asleep, Asleep by Mirra Ginsburg.
Baby Dance by Ann Taylor. E BB
Baby High, Baby Low by Stella Blackstone.
Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton. E BB
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker.
Black on White by Tana Hoban. E BB
Boom, Baby, Boom, Boom! by Margaret Mahy.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin.
Brown Sugar Babies by Charles Smith Jr.
Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins.
Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury. E BB
Daddy and I by Eloise Greenfield. E BB
Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee.
Farm Animals by Lucy Cousins. E BB
Get Ready Baby by Margaret Miller. E BB
Gobble, Growl, Grunt by Peter Spier.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
Hey Diddle Diddle by Jeanette Winter. E BB
Hide and Seek by Janet Morgan Stoeke. E BB
Hush Little Baby by  Silvia Long.
Hush: A Gaelic Lullaby by Carole Gerber.
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapini E BB
Mama Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse.
Max's Bath by Rosemary Wells. E BB
"More, More, More," Said the Baby: 3 Love Stories by Vera B. Williams.
My Aunt Came Back by Pat Cummings. E BB
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie. E 398.8 M
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by William Stobbs.
Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, illus. Jan Brett. E BB
Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells.
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Shake, Shake, Shake by Andrea Pinkney E BB
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang.
Time for Bed by Mem Fox.
To Baby, with Love by Jan Ormerod.
Tomie's Little Mother Goose by Tomie de Paola. E BB
Walking Around the Garden by John Prater. E BB
Where's Spot? by Eric Hill. Toddler Bin
 

Take a look at our Welcome Baby booklist for a list of books recommended to help families celebrate the birth of their baby.

Illustrations from Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, illustrated by Marla Frazee. Illustrations copyright 2001 by Marla Frazee. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt, Inc.

Music for Babies

Animal Nursery Rhyme Time by Kidzup.
Baby Beluga by Raffi
Baby Face by Georgiana Liccione Stewart.
The Best of Baby Songs by Hap Palmer.
Blanket Full of Dreams by Cathy Fink.
Cada Nino/Every Child by Tish Hinojosa.
Circle Time: Songs & Rhymes for the Very Young by Lisa Monet.
Dances for Little People by William C. Janiak
Diaper Gym by Kimbo
The Green Grass Grew All Around by Phil Rosenthal.
Hello Everybody by Rachel Buchman.
I Will Hold Your Tiny Hand by Steve Rashid
Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi on His Toe Leg Knee by Jim Gill.
Lullabies and Love Songs by Tanja Solnik.
Mainly Mother Goose by Sharon, Lois & Bram.
Morning Magic by Joanie Bartels.
Raffi in Concert by Raffi
Razzama Tazzama by Ellen A. Feldman
Shake it to the One that You Love the Best by Cheryl Warren Mattox.
Sing Along with Bob by Bob McGrath.
The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill.
So Big: Activity Songs for Little Ones by Hap Palmer.
Songs and Games for Toddlers by Bob McGrath.
Star Dreamer by Priscilla Herdman.
Swingin' in the Rain by Maria Muldaur.
Toddlers on Parade: Musical Exercises for Infants and Toddlers by Carol Hammett.
Toddlers Sing Playtime by Music for Little People.
Watermelon by Marcia Lewis.
We All Live Together by Greg & Steve.
Where is Thumbkin? by Kimbo Educational

Books for Parents
Take a look at our Parenting Collection located in the first floor Children's Room. Here is a sample of some of the titles you'll find:

The Amazing Newborn by Marshall H. Klaus. 155.422 K63 A
Babies Need Books: Sharing the Joy of Books with Children from Birth to Six by Dorothy Butler. J 028.162 B Parents Collection
Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense Guide, 3rd Edition by Betsy Hearne.  J 028.55 H Parents Collection
The Eentsy, Weensty Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes by Joanna Cole. J 793.4 C
I'll Tell You a Story, I'll Sing You a Song: A Parents' Guide to the Fairy Tales, Fables, Songs and Rhymes of Childhood by Christine Allison. J 808.8 A Parents Collection
The New Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. J 372.6 T Parents Collection

Take a look at some of the programs, resources and services the library offers for children from birth to 5 years. Birth to Two Years, Two to Three Years, Three to Five Years