A program geared toward teaching parents about the development stages of their 1- to 3-year-olds begins Nov. 1 at the Iola Public Library.
The weekly programs will allow parents to visit one-on-one with experts on nutrition; speech, hearing and language; early literacy; child development and music and movement.
The hour-long sessions also allow parents to interact with one another as their children participate in a play group that include developmentally appropriate toys.
The sessions emphasize the role of parents as first teachers of their children and provide strategies for healthy development.
The programs are every Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. They are free to the public.
A bridge refresher returns to the library meeting room 7-9 p.m. Thursday, followed Friday at 6 p.m. for a Halloween-themed Family Movie Night and a showing of Disney’s “Hocus Pocus.” The movie is free and open to the public, snacks included.
For more information, contact Lesa Cole, youth services librarian, at 620-365-3262 or email her at [email protected] or at iolaref@seklsorg.
