Books for Babies® Chapter Events and News 
 Books for Babies Birthday Parties
The Long Range Literacy Council hosted
two Books for Babies® Birthday Parties
during the summer.
The first birthday party was held June
17, 2004, at the Tree House Family Resource
Centre in St. Paul's.
Taylor and Mom cutting the Books for Babies®
cake.
Children received packages containing their
birthday year book, bookmark, and a variety
of information. Books for Babies® Coordinator, Holly
Payne and Literacy Council member, Nora
Shears, were on hand for the party.
Taylor Ellsworth and her Dad at the Cowhead party. The second party took place on
July 18, 2004, at Shallow Bay Day
Use Area in Cow Head.
Books for Babies® Coordinator
Holly Payne and Literacy Coordinator,
Cara Welsh, were present.
(Cara Welsh, Literacy Development
Coordinator, RED Ochre Regional
Board Inc.)
 Books
for Babies® Begins
in Bishop's Falls - There was great
excitement at the Bishop's Falls Public Library on Friday, October
22nd, when the library Board launched the Books for Babies® program.
There were 14 parents and 2 soon-to-be moms in attendance.
The library was decorated with a welcome banner and pink and
blue balloons. A game was played to introduce parents and babies
to each other with parents winning prizes. A beautiful basket of
baby items was given as a door prize.
Tina Stewart, Provincial Coordinator,
was introduced. She explained the program and presented the parents
with Books for Babies® tote bags.
A delicious lunch was served and enjoyed by all attending, including
some of the babies!
We would like to
thank Rogers Cable
who were present to
do an interview with
Tina and also Sue
Hickey, a reporter
from our local paper,
The Advertiser.
 Special thanks to
Elizabeth Wall for decorating and donating a
baby cake and to Mr. Dan
Oldford of Trans Canada
Irving for donating sandwich
trays.
The parents were delighted
with this program and expressed
their thanks to the
Board members present for
becoming a sponsor of Bishop's Falls Books for Babies®.
(Cora Stanley, Librarian)
Bishop’s Falls Books for Babies® is
the 39th active delivery site
for our program. Other partners include Family Resource Centres,
Programs and Coalitions, Community Centres, Public
Health Nurses, hospital volunteers, Military Family Resource
Centres, Healthy Baby Clubs, literacy councils and libraries.
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