Library Services for - Children, Young People, Families and Schools

Welcome to Aberdeen City library services for children, young people, families and schools

Our libraries provide a large selection of books, talking books, DVDs and videos for children, young adults, parents and professionals. For information on resources and services to schools and the education sector visit Curriculum Resources and Information Service (CRIS).

Children of all ages can join the library. There is no lower age limit, indeed parents with children under 1 are encouraged to register. Library staff can also offer advice on choosing and sharing books.

Bookbug Week in Scotland 8th - 15th June

Fitbug will be going to a number of Bookbug sessions around the city during the week of the 8th of June. Why not drop in to one of these special sessions that celebrate sport and Creative Scotland's Summer of Song and the Olympic Torch Relay in Scotland? 

Bookbug Olympians at Citymoves (Opposite the Aberdeen Art Gallery)                                          Thursday 14th June 2012, 10.00 - 10.45am

A fun Bookbug session incorporating dance for 0-4 year olds. To book contact Citymoves on 01224 611486 or citymoves@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Fitbug Sessions at Libraries              

Fitbug sessions throughout the week at Cornhill, Cove, Cults, Culter, Tillydrone, Torry and Woodside Libraries. Contact your local library for more details.

Gaelic Fitbug Session                                                                             Friday 15th June 2012, 10.30 -11.00 am.

A special Gaelic Bookbug Session at the Central Children's Library with special guest Alec Valtos, the voice of characters on BBC Alba for Peppa Pig and Lifeboat Luke. The session will include both English and Gaelic songs, rhymes and stories and is suitable for 0 to 4 year olds.

To find out more and to listen to the special Bookbug Week song visit Bookbug Week on the Scottish Book Trust website.

Competition: Titanic Quiz

Thanks to all who took part in our Titanic Quiz during April. We are pleased to announce that Dougal Finlay was the lucky winner of the £10 book token. 

Matthew Fitt Visits the Children's Library

On the 7th of March Primary Five pupils from Hanover Street School were treated to a visit from Scots language author Matthew Fitt. The session was part of  the Arts Across Learning Festival and focused on the Scots language. Highlights from the session included: a lively discussion about all the languages they knew ranging from Hungarian to French, singing Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in a variety of languages and Matthew reading an extract from Geordie's Mingin Medicine (his Scots translation of Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine).

Read everything by your favourite author? Not sure who to read next? Use this online database to find alternative suggestions and open up a whole new range of authors to enjoy. You can search by author, age group, genre and theme. Details of children's book awards are also listed.

Stories From the Web

Read: Stories, author interviews and tips

Join in: Games and competitions

Submit: Your stories, poems, reviews and pictures

 

A great website in three age ranges for children up to 14 years. Share your stories, poems and pictures with other children.

Click on this link Stories from the Web to get on the website. You will need:

username: aber
password: deen12

Enjoy your experience

Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge 2012 starts in libraries throughout the city on Friday 29^th June and finishes on Saturday 25^th August.

The Summer Reading Challenge has 3 stages:

Stage 1 – Bronze                                                                                  Bronze coin – the challenge is to retrieve an ancient bronze coin from the vault beneath the museum.

Stage 2 – Silver                                                                                      Silver mirror –the next challenge is to recover the silver mirror from the banks of a small island.

Stage 3 – Gold                                                                                        Gold medal - the final stage is to retrieve a golden medal hidden in the Olympic Park.

Meet the Story Lab kids - Lex, Rani, Evie, and Will

Lex is 11, loves films and making movies, and is a born storyteller. He loves horror stories (think Neil Gaiman and Chris Priestley).  Rani is 9 and a real globetrotter. Her favourite authors are Philip Reeve and Lauren Child.  Will, 7, is a big bundle of energy and a natural gymnast. His favourite reading is Steve Cole's Astrosaurs and Brian Selznick.  Evie, 10, is the techie of the pack. She loves to snuggle up with her e reader and enjoy a funny story by Jeremy Strong or an animal book by Lauren St John.

They are joined by Aesop, the Ninja cat who is Will's partner in crime. If he's lucky Rani sometimes reads him DR Seuss's The Cat in the Hat. The brains behind Story Lab is Prof Cortex, the lab's computer system. She has all the answers and is the font of all knowledge when it comes to stories and authors.

Watch this space for information about the incentives and rewards you can win as you go through the challenge!

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