Welcome to Family Place Libraries™

Family Place Libraries™ is a network of children's librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth, and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. The Family Place Libraries network currently includes more than 300 sites in 23 states and continues to grow.

 
Spotlight: Family Place
at Metropolitan Library System

The Metropolitan Library System joined the Family Place network in 2001 and immediately began incorporating the Family Place philosophy and developing its core components. The Parent Child Workshop, renamed 1, 2, 3 Play with Me was soon offered, and a developmentally appropriate, interactive space for families with very young children was created within the children's room. Community response was immediate, positively impacting number of library visits, parent-child interactions during visits and program attendance. Read More...
 

 

     
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Family Place is a win-win project that could not have come at a better time for California Public Libraries … If you've ever wanted to change how services are provides for children in your library, then Family Place is the program for you.

— Bessie Condos,
Youth Services Consultant,
California State Library

 

California State Library selects Family Place Libraries™ for statewide initiative. Read more including project evaluation. CSL_Logo

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