Huntsville Public Library

Books For Newborns

Books for Newborns was established in 1989 by a group of women teachers in Muskoka.  We believe that

• Children should be introduced to books at birth because their lives and their parents' lives will be enriched through the shared experience of reading.
• When parents read to their children from the beginning, they help to create lifetime readers.
• Being read to on a regular basis while in the arms of a loving parent is an emotionally secure experience for a child.
• The child will associate books with warmth, nurturing and cuddling.

The volunteer group researched and put together a package to encourage parents to read to their children from birth.  Volunteers deliver the packages to babies and their parents in the hospital.

In 2001 the Friends of Huntsville Public Library and the Huntsville Public Library became partners in this valuable initiative.

Here are details of how Books for Newborns operates:

For more information, contact S. Spiers:
sjbiz@vianet.ca