The Mission Viejo Library has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the California State Library to initiate a Family Place Library Program, a statewide initiative for young children, families and caregivers. The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) implementation grant was written by Senior Librarian Marie Navrotska-Poff and Library Assistant Mary Locke.
The Family Place Library is a center for early childhood information, parent education, emergent literacy and socialization and family support. Expanding the traditional role of children’s library service, the Family Place offers a new opportunity for libraries to play a vital role in the life and health of their communities. The Family Place Library builds on the knowledge that good health, early learning, parental involvement and supportive communities play a critical role in young children’s growth and development.
The Mission Viejo Library will offer parent/child workshops, an expanded parenting collection, and an enhanced children’s space as features of the Family Place Library program.
For more information, call the library’s youth services desk at 830-7100, extension 5107.
