Poland makes babies brilliant


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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Hannah Hicklin, of Boardman, has left the bells alone to play with a different toy. She chooses to sit away from the other children and is having fun playing alone.

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .It looks like it's story time and Boardman's Makenzie Dionisio has choosen the book, "Curious Chick." She has taken her seat and is ready to read.

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Boardman's Stella Sardich needs a little help with keeping up with the words to this song. She is aided with placing her hands on her head during the singalong to, "Head and Shoulders."

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Natalie Jones, of East Palenstine, is having a ball at the Bonding with Babies and Books program. Her mother swings her from side to side while singing along to the song, "Swing Me Over the Water."

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Karen Watkins (left) reads to Maya Littleton at the Bonding with Babies and Books program in the Poland Library. They both came from Boardman to enjoy the program activities.

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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Canfield's Josie Protain (left) falls down during her favorite song, "Ring Around the Rosie." Stella Sardich (center) watches nearby while Julie Sardich urges her to join in.

Babies are being exposed to songs and reading through the Poland Library’s Baby Brilliant program Bonding With Babies and Books.

Mothers and fathers bring their children to the library to sing, play and dance with other babies in the community. The program is for babies ranging from six to 23 months and is offered every Wednesday and one Saturday a month.

Children’s librarian Amanda Kollar leads the babies in interactive songs and storytelling. Children are allotted time at the end of the program to play and socialize with other babies.

For information, visit www.libraryvisit.org.