This special event, which emphasizes the importance of talking, reading, and singing with children beginning at birth to help boost brain development
The Inglewood Public Library has received a STeP (Skills for Teen Parents) grant from the California State Library. The STeP program, a statewide project of the California State Library and the Southern California Library Cooperative, has provided funds for the Inglewood Public Library to offer free workshops to pregnant and parenting teenagers. The workshops will be held one evening a week at the Crenshaw-Imperial Branch Library, February 3 to April 6, 2016. Teens must sign up beforehand to attend. Child care for the participants will be provided during the workshops. California teen moms account for 39,000 children born to mothers