Llano County Library

The Llano County Library joined the Family Place Libraries™ national network in 2016, providing a welcoming community environment with resources to help families nurture their children's development and early learning during the critical first years of life. To help ensure all children enter school ready and able to learn, our new Family Place offers a specially designed space in the children's area for families with young children to relax, play, share books and meet other families. In addition, we offer Parent-Child Workshops as a five-week series of fun, play-based activities for toddlers and their parents and caregivers. Rich with toys, books and art activities, the Workshops provide an opportunity for families to spend time together, make friends and talk one-on-one with specialists on various aspects of child development and early literacy. Our Family Place area provides collections of books, toys, music and multimedia materials for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, parents and caregivers; and librarians specially trained in child development and family support.As a Family Place Library, the Llano County Library partners with local family-serving agencies and professionals to help parents of young children build foundations for early learning. Research has proven that the ways adults respond to and interact with children from birth-to-five years have dramatic effects on the brain, stimulating a child's social, emotional, and intellectual development. Parents and caregivers are their children’s first teachers and the Library is here to help them in that role.