Lauren
Location: North Regional Library
Department: Children's services
Originally from Virginia, Lauren and her family have called Durham home for over ten years. After earning her MLS from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020, Lauren has worked in Youth Services at various public libraries in the surrounding area. From the moment she shifted her career to librarianship, Lauren knew she wanted to focus on young children. With previous experience in early childhood education, she deeply understands the importance of fostering early literacy skills. As a mom of two children under six, Lauren lives and breathes all things childhood development and early learning. Come visit her at North to experience her passion for programming through Storytime, Book Babies, or Elementary Explorers!
Pronouns: she/her
Lauren's upcoming events
Kids' Nutrition: Building Simple Meals in Bowls
Tuesday, July 01, 2025 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)
Fast, healthy and delicious: bowl meals are the answer to the "what's for dinner" question. They can be as simple or elaborate as you care to make them. An added bonus is that bowl meals may be customized so that...
Ages: Elementary School, Kindergarten, Pre-School
Storytime with Ms. Lauren
Wednesday, July 02, 2025 • 10:30am - 11:00am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)
Please join us for a storytime designed to promote early literacy skills through interactive stories, songs, games, and other fun activities! While content is geared toward children who have not yet entered kindergarten (ages 2-5 years), all...
Ages: Baby, Pre-School, Toddler
Elementary Explorers
Monday, July 07, 2025 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)
Elementary Explorers: Famous Artists Miniseries...
Ages: Elementary School
Registration full.
Storytime with Ms. Lauren
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 • 10:30am - 11:00am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)
Please join us for a storytime designed to promote early literacy skills through interactive stories, songs, games, and other fun activities! While content is geared toward children who have not yet entered kindergarten (ages 2-5 years), all...
Ages: Baby, Pre-School, Toddler
Book Babies
Friday, July 11, 2025 • 9:45am - 10:15am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)
Please join us for special bonding time with your little one (aged 0-24 months). At this lapsit-style storytime, we will spend about 20 minutes engaging in structured learning through movement, rhymes, songs, and books, followed by 15-45 minutes...
Ages: Baby, Toddler
Storytime with Ms. Lauren
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 • 10:30am - 11:00am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Meeting Room - Full Room)
Please join us for a storytime designed to promote early literacy skills through interactive stories, songs, games, and other fun activities! While content is geared toward children who have not yet entered kindergarten (ages 2-5 years), all...
Ages: Baby, Pre-School, Toddler
Lauren's book lists
Storytime: International Dance Day
Celebrate International Dance Day (April 29, 2025) with these lively books that get kids moving and grooving while showcasing the joy and creativity of dance.
Storytime: Letter Z
The books on this list are about things that begin with the sound /z/. As you read together, support your little one's early literacy development by emphasizing the buzzing /z/ sound while reading (phonological awareness) and pointing out the letter...
Storytime: Letter V
The books on this list are about things that begin with the sound /v/ ("vvv"). As you read together, support your little one's early literacy development by emphasizing the /v/ sound while reading (phonological awareness) and pointing out...
Storytime: Letter U
The books on this list are about things that begin with the sound /u/ ("uh"). As you read together, support your little one's early literacy development by emphasizing the /u/ sound while reading (phonological awareness) and pointing out...
Book Babies - Transportation
Using transportation as a theme encourages children to notice environmental sounds, an important first step in developing phonological awareness. This skill—recognizing smaller sounds within words—later supports their ability to sound out words...
Storytime: Letter Q
The books on this list are about things that begin with the sound /q/ ("kwuh"). As you read together, support your little one's early literacy development by emphasizing the /q/ sound while reading (phonological awareness) and pointing out...