Hatchlings programs are being piloted and evaluated for three years with selected library systems across the state of Maryland. Hatchlings began two pilot years with Carroll, Prince George, Calvert and Howard county libraries; year three expanded to include a partnership among libraries and Judy Centers in seven additional counties across the state.
Originally envisioned by Carrie Saunders, Youth Services Coordinator at the Maryland State Library Agency and developed by Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen, founder of Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC, the MGOL Hatchlings materials were developed for the Maryland State Library Agency with funds from the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood, as part of the PDG Birth-5 funds through Grant Number 90TP0032-01-00, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Please enjoy some photos of our wonderful Pilot 1 and 2 facilitators below!
Kirsten Grünberg, former Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Pamela Hamlin, current Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library
Emily Trovato, Children’s Instructor & Research Specialist, Howard County Library System, Elkridge Branch
Emily Trovato
Sylvia Hennessie, Children’s Instructor & Research Specialist, Howard County Library System, Miller Branch
Sylvia Hennessie
Virtual Hatchlings!
Maya Huchla, Mobile Services Librarian, Calvert Library, Prince Frederick, MD
Here’s a gallery of photos from the 2023 Hatchlings pilot programs
Parents at a Howard County In the Nest program
Parents try out Tummy Timmy at a Montgomery County Library Hatchlings’ session.
Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen, librarian Jenny Gallagher, Judy Center staff, a Spanish language translator, and parent participants at a Hatchlings Program held at a Judy Center in Queen Anne’s County.
Handing out MGOL Tote bags at the Queen Anne’s County Judy Center Hatchlings’ program.
Judy Center staff and Library Staff work together at a Cecil County Hatchlings’ program.
Adult participants joyfully hold their babies after a Hatchlings program in Frederick County.
A baby joyfully experiences a picture book at a session in Kent County, MD.
Cecil County Librarian Summer Rosswog uses her hands to demonstrate how learning takes place in the brain, while the parents attending her Hatchlings program make their hands into neurons, too!
