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Baby Storytime
2026-10-19 10:00:00 2026-10-19 10:30:00 America/New_York Baby Storytime A 30 minute program for babies and their caregivers. Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

Monday, October 19
10:00am - 10:30am

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A 30 minute program for babies and their caregivers.

Baby Storytime is a program for caregivers with infants (newborns - 18 months) to encourage a lifelong love of reading.

Join us for songs, bounces, rhymes, music songs and simple stories. Baby Storytime encourages bonding with your baby and develops their language skills.

Program runs Mondays from October 19th to November 23rd.

Register online or at the library.

AGE GROUP: | Baby |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

Lakeshore - Toldo Branch
lakbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x450
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We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Oct 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 09 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 11 Closed
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