Library accommodates families with babies and young children with work-and-play stations

Tap… tap… tap… kjcb siufjkbvkhf… Babies and young children are brilliant and capable little beings, but they have little to no regard for what it means to function efficiently in our fast-paced, demanding world. They are, of course, quite curious too, and the clicking of computer keys coupled with the reaction of their caregiver is always a thrill. Tap… tap… tap… So when parents attempt to complete schoolwork or work at the computer with their little one(s) by their side, it can prove quite daunting. Tap…tap…kjsbdfjhbduhsfbcagquyiuroofhs… 

Henrico County Public Library – Fairfield Area Library Community Relations Coordinator Patty Conway and colleagues noticed this challenge: parents attempting to get work done typing one-handed,  balancing a small child on one knee, or “another similarly inconvenient arrangement,” as Conway puts it. 

“We thought that if a computer station existed that allowed a parent to work on the computer next to their child, who could be placed in a comfortable and enclosed playspace, we would be solving a common problem facing many of our library users,” she explains. 

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