Calhoun County Library held their very first community baby shower for parents and expecting parents on Sunday, March 27, 2022 from 3 PM to 5 PM. Anyone who was pregnant or had a baby under the age of one and was a resident of Calhoun County was invited to join us for a special evening all about babies and parenting.
At the community baby shower, everyone was very happy with the outcome of beautiful decorations, plethora of people, and three rooms dedicated to all things baby. A few local companies came to give out information about a wide variety of topics. Thank you to all of our speakers who came out, spoke, displayed, and/or gave out resources so that everyone would have what they need to thrive.
Javonnah Lewis, Cassidy Gleaton, and Quinetta Garner from Calhoun County First Steps work to get children ready for school so they can reach their highest potential and they also sign people up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Dr. Sandra Stephens and LaShayla Venable from Family Health Center who talked about how a baby’s brain develops in such a quick time and that reading to a children helps with the growth process. Jennifer Madonna and Tomas Stephens from O.C.A.B. Head Start spoke about their pre-school program that is for three, four, and five year-olds. Donna Rhame from Regional Medical Center gave tips and tricks on how to breastfeed and why breastmilk is the best food for your baby. Patricia Funderburk from Safe Kids Orangeburg, Bamberg, and Calhoun Counties displayed the proper way to buckle a car seat and how to lay a baby down to sleep. Doctor Rosetta Dingle from SC State University showed how music and movement engage children and assist in their brain development.
After that, all of the parents had the chance to move around and visit each table. There were toys, books, brochures with even more information, samples, bags, and contacts. At each station, one for each speaker, the parent would get their ‘Baby Shower Passport’ stamped. Once they visited each station and got a stamp, they would bring it to us. In exchange, they got a bag full of goodies! Diapers, wipes, a family literacy activity calendar, and five books to start their very own library!
We will be having another community baby shower in the month of September this year so be on the lookout for that information coming soon!
This project is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the South Carolina State Library.
Kneeling, from left to right: Kristen Simensen and Beth Rast (Calhoun County Library
Not pictured: Patricia Funderburk (Safe Kids of Orangeburg, Bambeg, and Calhoun Counties); LaShayla Venable (Family Health Center)
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