Category Archives: Young People

Bookbug’s Friends!

Hill of Banchory Family Centre was the venue for one of the many Bookbug Week events being held across Aberdeenshire last week. Pre school groups from Banchory and Torphins attended the morning event which was packed with fun activities for … Continue reading

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Sing, Soothe, Sleep…..Zzzzzz

December is such a busy and exciting month for families, with all the preparations for Christmas. A hectic round of shopping for food and presents, parties and nativity plays, cooking and of course, eating! Young children catch the excitement -and … Continue reading

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TechFest at Bookbug Sessions

If you are going to a Bookbug Session in September, you are sure of a roaring good time, as libraries gear up for their annual partnership with TechFest. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) team have come up with … Continue reading

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Autism Friendly Libraries

We  are purchasing sensory resources that will enable us to create pop-up sensory spaces in our libraries in order to provide a fully inclusive service to all our users   The purpose of this is to provide families with children … Continue reading

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Alford Library Summer Programme

  Alford Library is now onto week 2 of their summer programme.  The children have had a great time taking part in lots of activities including those provided by the library.     For the library craft activities the focus … Continue reading

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Bookbug’s Big Giggle!

  Families across Aberdeenshire enjoyed lots of tickly songs and rhymes in Bookbug Week, with 20 events taking place in libraries and community venues. Garioch Community Education Centre in Inverurie welcomed 110 pre- school age children and their teachers and parents … Continue reading

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Have you got your Bookbug Library Challenge certificate yet?

Bookbug’s Library Challenge will come to an end this Saturday 29th April. Children under the age of 5 have been busy collecting Bookbug stamps for their Collectors Card. When the card is full they can choose from a range of … Continue reading

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Books for babies and toddlers

These pop up books are ideal for sharing with toddlers and the lift the flaps are great for helping with their concentration and hand eye coordination. The bright colours and also the moving flaps and pop ups draw the eye for … Continue reading

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Bookbug at Westhill

Bookbug continues his journey around Aberdeenshire to join in Bookbug Sessions. This week he visited Westhill Library where families welcomed him and he managed to do actions to Incey Wincey Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! These are 2 of … Continue reading

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Bookbug’s favourite stories

This week Bookbug visited New Pitsligo Library to join the 2s Group for a Bookbug Session. Bookbug loved the rhymes and songs and tried his best to join in the actions! The children were very good at joining in, and … Continue reading

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