Storytimes
Our libraries also offer free storytimes for the under-fives, where
experienced members of staff will read to children and bring all sorts of
characters and pictures to life!
Rhymetimes
Rhymetimes are free, fun sessions for babies, toddlers and
their caregivers - come along and join in with nursery rhymes,
action songs and much more.
For days and times of the Storytimes & Rhymetimes
please click here
and look for the "blue cat"
We also run special activity sessions during the Reading Children’s Festival and the summer holidays. If you’d like to join a book
group please ask staff for details.
What do we have?
There is no minimum age at which you can join the library, even if you’re a
tiny baby! Reading to children at any age is a great way of spending time
together, and can really help with the development of your child. Reading
Libraries runs and fully supports the Bookstart scheme
in Reading – where all children will receive two books
at 8 months, 2 years and 3-4 years – together with an invitation to join the library.
Our books will be ideal for your child, whatever age or reading ability.
We offer a wide range, from established classics to works by new authors and
the latest bestsellers by favourite authors like Jacqueline Wilson,
Anthony Horowitz, Francesca Simon and Michael Morpurgo:
Board books
for babies and toddlers
Picture books
for younger and older readers – from Wibbly Pig to Asterix, covering everyone in
between.
Easy reader books
graded from 1 (Easier) to 4 (Harder) to aid choosing.
Young novels
suitable for everyone – authors such as Roald Dahl, Lucy Daniels, Dick King-Smith.
Teen-Read novels
for more confident readers – maybe Phillip Pullman or Robert
Muchamore.
14+ novels
for older, more experienced readers – may have a more adult theme – books by
Stephenie Meyer, Robert Swindells, Darren Shan for example.
There are also Non-fiction/information books as well as the Internet to help with learning
for fun or with homework – just ask and we can show you your perfect book or site!
Summer Reading Challenge
Every year a new Summer Reading Challenge runs across the
country - every time you
have read a couple of books and come into the library we'll give you stickers
as well as an extra gift. Get to the end of the challenge and we'll give you a
certificate and a medal.
You can read any books, and it's free! Look out for details of our 'drop in' sessions
on the news and events section of the website, when you can tell our children's librarians what you've been reading.
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