Reading to babies introduces them to letters, colours, numbers, and shapes. Babies love looking at the pictures and enjoy listening to the rhythm of the storyteller's voice.
Studies show that babies who are read to develop bigger vocabularies and better cognitive skills.
Reading together strengthens the bond between baby and reader.
Parents and carers can enjoy knee bouncing, finger rhymes and nursery rhymes with babies along to nursery rhymes including:
- Incy Wincy Spider
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- I’m a Little Teapot
- Two Little Dicky Birds
A changing area is available.
Where and when
Chatham Community Hub
- When: Wednesdays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Gillingham Community Hub
- When: Wednesdays
- Time: 10.45am to 11.15am.
Hoo Library
- When: Fridays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Lordswood Library
- When: Mondays
- Time: 10am to 10.30am.
Luton Library
- When: Thursdays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Rainham Library
- When: Thursdays
- Time: 11am to 11.30am.
Rochester Community Hub
Session 1
- When: Mondays
- Time: 10.45am to 11.15am.
Session 2
- When: Fridays
- Time: 2.15pm to 2.45pm.
Strood Community Hub
- When: Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Twydall Community Hub
- When: Fridays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Walderslade Hook Meadow Library
- When: Mondays
- Time: 10.30am to 11am.
Walderslade Village Library
- When: Tuesdays
- Time: 10.15am to 10.45am.
Wigmore Community Hub
- When: Fridays
- Time: 11am to 11.30am.
Find your local library or community hub.
Due to circumstances outside of our control, events for baby bounce and rhyme at Hempstead have been postponed. We will update this page when the events return.