Parents of young children and frequent patrons to the Camas Public Library may soon notice a few changes happening inside the library’s storytime room.
“We are converting the storytime room to a comprehensive early learning center,” explains Camas Library Director Connie Urquhart.
According to the library’s own literature on the early learning center, meant for children ages newborn to 5 years, the new center “pick up where storytimes leave off, providing a space for adults to read, talk, sing, write and play with their child anytime the library is open.”
Urquhart helped establish similar spaces when she worked for the Fresno, California library system, and said a dedicated early learning center can help the whole community.
“Even if you don’t have kids, this is building a better tomorrow for our community,” Urquhart said. “This will help build a love of reading. Children can start to associate the library and books and reading with something positive.”