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Information for parents

 
Libraries offer a number of services to help support parents.

Family matters

Our Family Matters collection helps you to help your children through difficult events.

Mother and childAll libraries have a Family Matters collection in the children’s library. The collections contain children’s picture books covering a number of social and emotional issues. 

Parents or carers can share them with their children to help with difficult or new situations.

Topics include:

  • starting school
  • bullying
  • bereavement
  • divorce
  • visiting hospital
  • adoption
  • disabilities.
The collection also includes some adult non fiction titles on topics such as pregnancy, parenting etc.

The collection can be recognised by the blue logo stickers, and has its own bay of shelves in the Children's Library.

Bookstart

Bookstart is a free pack given to every baby and toddler in Greenwich to get them interested in reading.

Find out more about Bookstart.

Out of school clubs

Libraries hold after school clubs for young people where they can read, get involved in craft sessions or catch up with their homework.

Find out about out of school clubs.

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