At the library you will hear us singing the praises of Playing Together. Playing is the way that children begin to learn and develop the skills they will use to succeed in school and beyond. And it's fun. Here are what a few people you may recognize have said about play:

It is a happy talent to know how to play. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A child loves his play, not because it's easy, but because it's hard. - Benjamin Spock

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. - Fred Rogers

Play is the work of children. - Maria Montessori

...And young children are 100% employed, all the time. - Raffi