Kids @ Westminster libraries

Sessions for Under 5s

Baby reading (image) Westminster Libraries organise special activity sessions for all children from birth to four years old.

Find your nearest session below, and scroll down to find out more about what the sessions involve.

Want to know what else Westminster Libraries can offer the under fives?

Time and place

Sessions are usually run during term-time only. Visit the individual library's home page (click on the link) for details of special events, opening times, etc.

Library	Session times
Charing Cross Library	Wednesday mornings from 11.00am to 12 noon
Church Street Library	Thursday mornings from 10.30am - 12 noon - stories, songs, crafts and fun. Last Saturday of each month, 11.00am - 12 noon - Just for Dads: Storytime for dads or male carers and children under five.
Maida Vale Library	Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.15am
Marylebone Children's Library	Tuesdays at 10.30am: Tiny Tots
Mayfair Library	Wednesdays at 10.00am
Paddington Children's Library	Wednesdays at 10.30am
Pimlico Library	Mondays 10.00am to 11.00am - Wiggle & Jiggle, music and movement for toddlers aged between about one and two-and-a-half Mondays 11.00am to 12 noon - Baby Bounce & Rhyme, knee-bouncing songs for babies aged between about three months and twelve months Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:30am - Rhyme Time Rhymes, songs, crafts and games all based around a popular children’s story each week Wednesdays 10:00am to 11:00am - Spanish Storytelling Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish First Saturday of each month 10:30 to 11:30am - Just for Dads, under-5s session especially for dads and male carers to bring children for stories and songs
Queen's Park Library	Wednesdays 10.30-11.30am RHYMETIME for 0-2 years; Fridays 10.30-11.30am STORYTIME for 3-5 years
St. James's Library	Fridays at 11.00am
St. John's Wood Library	Thursdays at 10:00am
Victoria Library	Wednesdays at 10.30am

About the sessions for Under 5s

What are they?

Westminster Libraries organise special activity sessions for all children from birth to four years old. They are designed to help children to develop their concentration, co-ordination and comprehension skills through the use of books, songs, finger rhymes, nursery rhymes and poetry.

What role do parents and carers play?

Parents/Carers are asked to sit with their children and help them with the programme. This helps build up a relationship based on learning between parents and children, and gives them the opportunity to meet with others who have children of a similar age.

What do the sessions involve?

The sessions are based around storytelling, singing, and rhymes. The use of action rhymes, puppets and pictures help to make the programme more interesting to children.

Advice and assistance

Advice on suitable books and approaches to reading for the 0 - 4 age group is provided.