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Babygarten at the Library's West Branch
Somerville Public Library West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA | Get Directions »
FREE
Babygarten is an educational program for caregivers and their babies from birth to 18 months. The classes involve songs and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills, and provide an environment that nurtures and stimulates children with a wide variety of experiences. Babygarten is free, and is brought to you by the Friends of the Library. For more information, please call the West Branch.
Event Details
| Where | Somerville Public Library West Branch 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 11:00 am–11:45 am |
| Who to bring | Moms, Dads, Kids |
| Price | $0 |
More About Somerville Public Library West Branch
Somerville Public Library West Branch
The very first Somerville library opened in 1873 with just 2,389 books on its shelves. Today, the city's three libraries circulate over 440,000 items per year. Books are not all they offer.
All three provide free computer access and WiFi and also loan audiobooks, music CDs and language learning programs as well as films on DVD and video. A large collection of newspapers and magazines can be read at the libraries. Free family passes to area museums can be checked out and used for free admission to venues including the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, the Boston Children's Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Activities also fill their calendars. Programs offered include children's story times, book clubs for all ages, film screenings, occasional performances, a young adult chess club and lectures. Community groups may use the main branch's assembly room to hold meetings. All three libraries hold English as Second Language (ESL) classes as well.
How did this all start? In 1907, the wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave Somerville $123,000 to build the three libraries we still have today: the central Somerville Public Library and the East and West Branches. In 1909, the West Branch opened the doors of its pretty Classical Revival-style building. In 1914, the central library's grand Italian Renaissance Revival-style building, designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton, was complete. And in 1918, the East Branch opened and rounded out the trio.
Other events here
- Storytime Weekly on Tuesdays, 11:00 am–11:30 am
- Learn English at the Library! (Session 1) Weekly on Thursdays, 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
- Learn English at the Library! (Session 2) Weekly on Thursdays, 7:15 pm–8:15 pm
Vince Austin
11:37 am on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
I just paid $22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://BuzzSave.com