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Huntington libraries now taking story time registrations

Registration for "Bee Happy - It's Story Time" is underway at both locations of Huntington City-Township Public Library.

Weekly Story Time sessions will be offered to children ages birth to 7 years old at the main library, 255 W. Park Drive, Huntington, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning on Sept. 14 and 15.  Children ages 2 to 7 are invited to Story Time sessions on Thursdays at the Markle branch library, 197 E. Morse St., beginning on Sept. 16.

Story Time introduces the child to children's literature and provides a group experience for the young child, while encouraging listening skills and the development of lifelong reading interests, program officials note.

The library incorporates the "Every Child Ready To Read @ Your Library" pre-reading skills into its story time programs.  These six skills that children can start learning from birth are narrative skills, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, print awareness, vocabulary and print motivation.

Story Time also introduces children to many concepts on the list of Indiana's pre-K (3 to 5 years) academic standards, including word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, literacy response and analysis, listening and speaking, say officials.

Program officials also note that Story Time is designed for the children to have fun. Programs will include picture books, rhymes, flannelboard stories, fingerplays, songs and puppets.  Weekly Story Time themes are featured, with complementary stories, songs and activities offered each week to highlight that week's chosen theme.

Story Time sessions are offered at no charge, but pre-registration is required.  Parents may come to the library or call to sign up their children for the weekly Story Time session of their choice.

To register for Story Time sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the main library, call the children's department at 356-2900.  To register for Story Time sessions on Thursdays at Markle branch library, call 758-3332.