Baby Friendly Fun at the Library

When the rain makes it unpleasant to spend time outdoors and you need something to do with your baby the New Westminster Public Library is an oasis on a stormy winter day. Here’s the top five reasons to visit the library with a baby:

1. Things are free. When your days stretch out before you and you’re tempted to do some retail therapy the library is the perfect place to go to save some money. Not only can you take out the latest cookbooks and bestsellers but you can also browse DVD’s, TV Series, CD’s and magazines.

2. There’s a book club for parents. Don’t know what to read next? Chat with the librarians in the children’s department and they’ll hook you up with the latest book club book.

3. On Fridays the hold a story time for children 0 – 24 months. It starts at 10:15am.

4. Unstructured play! The children’s area has a nice big blue rug perfect for early crawlers. They also have foam blocks to build large towers, a dinosaur play set, puppets, stuffed animals and so much more. You can easily spend an hour or two playing in the children’s area. The staff don’t even mind if your little one pulls all the books of the shelves… just make sure you put them back!

5. Make friends. While you’re visiting the library browsing a parenting magazine while your little one plays on the big blue rug, say hello to the other parents there. You might make a new friend for yourself and your baby!