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Services for babies and pre school children
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In a bath, or a bus, or a bed
In a shower, or a shop, or a shed,
On a plane, or a picnic in the park,
At the dawn of the day, or the dark,
In a street, or the sand by the sea,
With a monkey in a coconut tree,
In a car, or a coach, or a chair,
Sit and look at a book
ANYWHERE!
( Laurence Anholt )
Babies love books and that's official! It's never too early to introduce your child to the world of books and children love being read to. What are the benefits?
- It's great fun
- It will give them a head start when they go to school
- It will help develop language skills
- It will help develop imagination, creativity and concentration
- It will help with talking and understanding language
- It will develop listening and problem solving skills
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At Renfrewshire Libraries, we provide services especially for children, young people, babies and toddlers and they are welcome in all of our libraries. Libraries are great fun, so why not join up now and start sharing stories with your children? With a library ticket for your child you can borrow up to six books including two story tapes for up to four weeks. You can borrow a wide range of colourful picture books and you will also find:
- Board books
- Colour and number books
- Lift the flap pop-up books
- Books to help children through difficult life situations
Have a look at the Catherine and Laurence Anholt website specially designed with babies and young children in mind. 'The Anholts ' really know what make kids tick'.
For a little bit of fun try the Punky Doodle website. It's great for 4 to 12 year olds.
You will find:
You will find:
- the Punky clubhouse
- games
- colouring
- Punky's funhouse
- stories about Punky
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As a parent/carer you may also be able to use our Toy Library which has an extensive range of educational toys. You can find information about the toy library in 'libraries and opening times'.
Ask at any Renfrewshire Library for more information or contact us:
email: libraries.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
phone: 0141 840 3003
fax : 0141 840 3004
in writing :
Library Services
Abbey House
8a Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1AJ
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