Look no further than the Lawrence Public Library’s reading room if you’d like your child to learn firsthand about another culture. Presenters from countries such as Bulgaria, Greece and Italy will be taking part in the recently reinitiated multicultural storytime at the library, 707 Vermont St.

While there is a language component, the program tends to teach more than just new vocabulary, said Karen Allen, youth services coordinator for the library.

“They’re exposed to other cultures, and when that happens I think that you gain sympathy for other people around the world,” she said.

After a hiatus, the library has brought back the multicultural storytime — in which native speakers share a story along with a bit of their language, culture and oftentimes a snack from their country — for another session. The storytimes are scheduled twice per month in three-month sessions. If your child speaks another language, it also offers the opportunity for him or her to share it with other children in the group, Allen said.

“What happens is a staff member introduces the presenter and everyone goes around and says hello in their native languages,” she said. “Then the presenter leads a storytime on their own native culture.”

Allen said that after the native speaker reads a story in the foreign language, they’ll teach the group a few specific words.

“They’re expanding their knowledge for language,” Allen said of the participants.

The storytime is open to all ages, and Saturday’s presentation will be on Bulgaria. Multicultural storytime will take place in the library’s Readers’ Theater from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays in November and December.

The library is also looking for additional volunteer presenters for the next session, which will begin in February. Those interested in leading a multicultural storytime may contact Karen Allen at kallen@lawrencepubliclibrary.org.

Upcoming multicultural storytimes:

Nov. 7: Bulgarian

Nov. 21: Greek

Dec. 5: American Sign Language

Dec. 19: Italian

When: 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Where: Lawrence Public Library,
707 Vermont St.