The popular Santa Fe Public Library’s Books
and Babies program presenter Dahlia Cummings is joining forces with Sarah
Amador-Guzman, a bilingual presenter, to create a new Spanish/Bilingual
Books and Babies Program at the Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive.
Beginning March 12th, the program will run for six consecutive
Saturdays until April 16th, and will feature songs, books and hand
rhymes mostly in Spanish! The program will be held at 11:00 am and lasts
approximately one half hour. Children ages 6 months to two years are the
participants for this new program. The program is free and welcomes all
caregivers and children in this age group.
Each week will be organized around a theme
that is both appropriate for babies 6 months old to 2 years old and engaging
for the caregivers who bring them. If you don’t know about the Books and Babies
program, ask at the Library or talk to your neighbors about the
program. Dahlia shares that, “Everyone loves the program and quickly
finds out that Books and Babies attendees are a very welcoming and positive
community building and fun group! The babies quickly become friends and
everyone enjoys the songs, finger-plays, and stories”.
The regular Books and Babies program will
continue on Thursdays at Southside Library at 10:45-11:15 am. This is the ninth
year of the popular Books and Babies program.
Ms. Guzman is originally from El Paso, TX
and graduated from New Mexico State University. She worked as a Home-based
counselor for at-risk youth and families before moving back to New Mexico in
2011. Ms. Guzman is a business owner and full time mother.
The Program is funded by the Brindle
Foundation and the Anonymous Books and Babies Fund.
For more information contact the Southside
Branch Library at 505-955-2828.
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