Clarksville debuts NICU Family Library

Courtesy Tennova Healthcare
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Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville's Birth Center staff is providing five free classes to expectant parents and siblings who are now about to become big brothers and sisters as they prepare for their next journeys.

In recognition of World Prematurity Month, Tennova Healthcare Clarksville has debuted its NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Family Library. The library is available to parents whose children are receiving care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The library was made possible by Blue Star Families, Montgomery County-Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, The Tennova Clarksville Volunteer Auxiliary, Little Free Library and Daisy Scouts Troop 4022. Parents with children in the NICU may select a book to read from the library while visiting with their child.

Tennova has also renewed their commitment to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library by utilizing Tennova Volunteers and Staff to work with parents to sign up for the free program before they leave the hospital. Laura Hoffman, Youth Services and Outreach Supervisor with the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library said “Imagination Library of Montgomery County is thrilled to partner with Tennova to put books in the hands and hearts of children across our community from birth to age 5. Registered children will receive specially-selected, high-quality, age-appropriate books mailed directly to their homes. Working together, we can inspire shared reading time within families and a love of reading in children.”

For more information on volunteering at Tennova, please visit

www.tennovaclarksville.com/volunteer-opportunities to complete an interest form.

This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville debuts NICU Family Library