Kids @ Westminster libraries

Books and reading

Starting 21 July: Team Read! The Summer Reading Scheme starts soon - ask in your library for details!

A library wouldn't be a library without books, and we've got stacks of them:

Baby books and picture books, Stories and graphic novels, Fact books about everything you can think of, Homework help in books you can borrow, Young adult sections and Parents' collections.

Books to be picked at and books to be devoured - Books which help you live your life and books which imagine another life.

If you'd like to share your reading with other people, there are Chatterbooks reading groups in two of our libraries - read about Chatterbooks here. Every year there is a reading challenge for the summer holidays.

And if you want to find out more about children's books and authors, we've got loads of Books & reading websites for you to try.

Welcome to the world of books!

Babies, toddlers and books

• Babies and toddlers learn to speak and increase their vocabulary when they are exposed to stories, rhymes and songs.
• Reading to children helps them to learn communication and language skills.
• Babies and toddlers can be introduced to new experiences and situations through books.
• Reading to babies and toddlers sets a pattern for when they are older, so that they will grow up believing that reading is an enjoyable experience

We can help!