The Sacramento Public Library (SPL) has expanded its curbside offerings by hosting outdoor storytime-to-go pop-up events beginning in May this year. The events are held on Thursdays and Fridays at rotating locations and are designed for parents and their young children ages 0 to 5. Families come to the front of the library and pick up a storytime goody bag containing a book to read together (bilingual English-Spanish or English only) and a few items for the child to play with. They can take the bag home or find a place outside the library to read and play. Pop-up storytimes are not traditional library storytimes, a staff member at the Arcade branch told The Epoch Times. In traditional library storytimes, librarians read books to children who attend with a parent or other caregiver. These pop-up storytimes encourage the caregiver to play a more active role in engaging their child, reading …