Kids

Developing good speech, language and communication skills is fundamental to young children’s learning. Learning to talk underpins making friendships, participating in group activities, and developing higher level thinking skills. In order to…

Young people have the creativity, the potential and the capacity to make change happen – for themselves, for their communities, and for the rest of the world.International Youth Day is run by UNESCO and is a yearly awareness raising event to…

Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. It takes place from 19-25 June and this year’s theme is compassion. One way to develop…

BOOK WEEK RETURNED WITH A BANG IN MARCH, AS THREE ACCLAIMED CHILDREN’S AUTHORS CAME TO VISIT GUERNSEY SCHOOLS! Children had the chance to hear from author Stewart Foster, author and illustrator Ellie Sandall, and author and poet A.F Harrold…

Babies love books! But why are they so important? Which ones should you choose for them? And what happens if they’re sick on it?!In this blog, Outreach Librarian Emily answers some of the most common questions she hears when chatting to families…

Does your child ever ask you for support with their homework, and you’re not sure where to start? Don’t worry, help is at hand! And you need look no further than your local Library. While we LOVE a good fictional story in the Children’s…

Book Week 2022 returned with a bang this March, as three acclaimed children’s authors travelled over to Guernsey, visiting schools across the Bailiwick! Children had the opportunity to hear from authors Gareth P Jones and Lisa Thompson, plus…

Ella Pather-Jacob has been a member of the Library since she was three months old. The Library was one of the first places Ella visited with her parents, Jason and Anne, when they moved to the island in 2019. At two she’s now an avid reader, and…

We're delighted to present this guest blog from Guernsey-born writer Kate Gilby Smith, author of 'The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody'.Kate spoke at the Library in May 2021 in a fantastic event at the Guernsey Literary Festival.Here she shares…

Children's Mental Health Week from 1-7 February got Sally from our Children's Team thinking about the powerful role reading can play in supporting mental health and wellbeing.After all, the National Literacy Trust has found that ‘Children who…