Parents as Teachers

November 8, 2026 is #ParentsasTeachers Day!

What is Parents as Teachers Day?

The vision for this day is to strive for a future where every family feels seen, supported, and strengthened from the very beginning. We are setting time to recognize and celebrate the incredible impact of home visitors, parent educators, doulas, and early childhood champions who walk alongside families every step of their child’s early years. It’s a day to honor the people who walk side by side with families—from pregnancy through the early years—ensuring that every child has the strongest possible start. It is a call for action to meet families with support that is helpful to them.

Parent educators don’t just bring knowledge. They bring trust. They listen and affirm families’ experiences.

Parents as Teachers Day is a call to recognition and action. It’s a day to celebrate the stories and milestones that show what’s possible when we invest in early childhood and honor the leadership of parents and caregivers.

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Families – Celebrate your story. We'd love to hear from you. Share a moment or memory with your parent educator. Post a thank-you video or photo using #ParentsAsTeachersDay. #TPSParentsAsTeachersDay or send an email to pat@tps501.org.

What Does Crawling Look Like? It Might Not Be What You Think!

Crawling is an important and exciting motor milestone! It’s when baby starts to move independently and explore their environment for the first time. Crawling usually only lasts a few months, because baby starts to transition to standing and walking around 1 year old. Even though this period is brief, there are so many developmental benefits to crawling! But did you know there’s many types of baby crawls? All babies learn to crawl differently!

While baby gets stronger and starts to figure out moving on their own, they may move in a variety of ways. So what can crawling look like? Come take a look!

Holiday Food Safety Tips for Families

Whether it is holiday cookies, perogies, roast goose, latke or tamales, foods are an important ingredient of holiday celebrations. Teaching children to cook your family's recipes can nurture ethnic identity, heritage and culture. It also gives young chefs a sense of accomplishment.

Follow these safety tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics to keep holiday cooking and feasting fun and healthy.

TSCPL 30 Books in 30 Days: Birth-5 Reading Challenge

Check out our PreK reading challenge just for kids birth - 5 years old! You and your little one will enjoy bonding time and increasing early literacy skills. Snuggle in for some great reads at least 30 times in April. This is a one-month challenge that rewards kids who read 30 books (or have 30 books read to them) during November. For this challenge you don't need to read 30 different books, you could read your child the same book 30 times, 10 books 3 times or any other combination of reading at least 30 times. Prizes available while supplies last.

This challenge is part of our library's Kansas Reads to Preschoolers activities. Pick up a free book to keep Nov 15-21 in the Kids Library while supplies last. Lightning Bug Jamboree is written by Kansas author Stephanie Brinkley and illustrated by Victoria Mikki.

Participating in 30 Books in 30 Days is super easy:

Read to your child at least 30 times between November 1 and 30
Log your books in Beanstack

Print books, ebooks, audiobooks and graphic novels are part of the 30 Books in 30 Days Reading Challenge. Our digital collections at Libby and Hoopla are always available and provide immediate access to thousands of great reads. If you want help finding amazing reads, sign up for Browsing Just for You and a librarian will select books for you based on your child's interests.

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Sign up for the 30 Books in 30 Days Reading Challenge online or through the Beanstack Tracker app. If you participated in a previous Reading Challenge, you'll use the same Beanstack account for this challenge. Tracking reading is easy. You’ll have one username and password to track your books.

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Prize Pick Up

We'll have a fun prize pickup party Mon, Nov 30, 2026, 4-6pm. If you don't make the pickup event, you may pick up your prize through Dec 5 in the Kids Library. Prizes are available while supplies last.