Lauren
Sucursal: Biblioteca North Regional
Departamento: Servicios para niños
Originaria de Virginia, Lauren y su familia llevan más de diez años viviendo en Durham. Después de obtener su MLS de la universidad UNC Chapel Hill en 2020, Lauren ha trabajado en Servicios Juveniles en varias bibliotecas públicas de los alrededores. Desde el momento en que orientó su carrera hacia la bibliotecología, Lauren supo que quería centrarse en niños pequeños. Gracias a su experiencia previa en educación de la primera infancia, ella entiende profundamente la importancia de promover los conocimientos en la alfabetización temprana. Como madre de dos niños menores de seis años, Lauren vive y respira todo lo relacionado con el desarrollo de la infancia y el aprendizaje temprano. Visítela en la sucursal de North Regional para experimentar su pasión por la programación a través de Storytime, Book Babies o Elementary Explorers.
Pronombres: she/her
Lauren's upcoming events
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
Mess-Less Painting for Babies
Thursday, July 17, 2025 • 10:00am - 10:30am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd) (North Regional - Children's Programming Room)
Come celebrate 2025 Summer Reading: Color Our World with a fun art activity for babies!...
Ages: Baby
Book Babies
Friday, July 18, 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
Patio Play: Color Sensory Bins
Saturday, July 19, 2025 • 10:00am - 11:00am
North Regional Library (221 Milton Rd)
To celebrate DCoL's Summer Reading 2025 theme, "Color Our World," drop by North Regional Library's patio for an open-ended playtime featuring color-themed sensory bins! Kids can scoop, pour, squish, and sort using materials like...
Ages: Pre-School
Elementary Explorers
Monday, July 21, 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
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Storytime with Ms. Lauren
Wednesday, July 23, 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: The Color Yellow
When reading color-themed books, point to and name yellow objects on each page. Ask your child to find something yellow in the picture or around the room. This builds vocabulary and strengthens their ability to make connections between words and the...
Storytime: The Color Red
When talking about colors with kids, don’t be shy about introducing richer words like crimson or ruby for red. This is great for not only expanding their vocabulary, but it also helps them notice differences in color shades. This type of visual...
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...