What is Mom Central?
A friendly & inspiring meeting place for expat moms A safe & fun learning environment for kids A home to 2200+ English books Mom Central is open for foreign passport or foreign residence permit holder only. It is a not-for-profit expat library (which serves as a small expat community center too), aiming to provide fun & affordable educational programs for expat families and to help them adjusting family life in Shanghai. Mom Central is not funded by government or any institution. Our operation depend greatly on individual donation, membership fee, and programs. To borrow / take home books, a library membership and a deposit is required (will be returned upon completion of membership period) Annual library membership is RMB 500 per family (includes book deposit RMB 200) What you get: - loan of 5 books each time - one library passport (collect stickers and climb your way up to get your Centralian badge!) - privilege to attend library's free-for-members (Storytime, Playdate) RULES: Food & Drink in the kitchen only Clean up after you use any library's property Clean up if you make any mess No sick child (if contagious), please |
STORY TIME Chinese (every Monday 10am)
Our Storytime are brought by wonderful mom volunteers. It's never too early to expose your child to the fun of reading and have social interaction with other kids! . Free for members, RMB 30 for non-members.
NO STORYTIME ON SEPTEMBER 9 & 16, 2013!!!
NO STORYTIME ON SEPTEMBER 9 & 16, 2013!!!
WHATEVER BOOK YOU NEED, WE GOT IT HERE!
Okay, that's bragging. But we've got tons of books in the library! Name a novel, we most probably have it. Our pregnancy & parenting book collection are quite complete. Baby Wise, Baby Love, Baby Care, Baby Talk, Baby 411, Baby Names, Baby Whisperer, whatever baby books you need, we have them. We also have fashion, travel, business, cooking, and children's books. With your library membership, you can borrow up to 5 books each time. Now you can save your book purchase money and spend it for other important things.
WE WILL MOVE TO & BE MANAGED BY AWESOME KIDS CLUB starting September 2013 (Exact Date TBA). Location: The Summit Clubhouse, 99 Wulumuqi Rd (cross Anfu Rd).
Mom Central - 327 Wuding Rd suite 2105, Jingan district, Shanghai 200040.
Phone: 52930113 / 52930119. Fax: 52930234. Email: [email protected]
Phone: 52930113 / 52930119. Fax: 52930234. Email: [email protected]