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To see where your nearest library is, browse its opening hours or contact it directly, please select it from the drop-down list below.
Bookbug Branch Sessions Postponed: In line with the guidance from the Scottish Government and UK Governments whereby individuals should minimise social contact, High Life Highland has taken a decision to suspend all Bookbug activities as of Wednesday 18th March with immediate effect. In the meantime, you can catch Bookbug sessions live on Facebook.
Watch Bookbug live on Facebook during the lockdown!
You can still catch Bookbug live on Dingwall Library and Aviemore Library Facebook pages, as well as High Life Highland Libraries. Look out for up coming events and video broadcasts.
Highland Libraries are delighted to work in partnership with Scottish Book Trust Early Years Programme, NHS Highland and Highland Early Years providers to deliver the Bookbug Programme.
About Bookbug
Bookbug is Scotland’s universal early years book gifting programme and aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth.
The values of the Bookbug programme include; early book sharing, developing literacy and giving families time to talk, play and sing together. The programme includes FREE book gifting and fun activities for babies and young children from 0-5.
Visit the Scottish Book Trust Bookbug website for more information.
Find you local Bookbug session
Gaelic Bookbug sessions
We also offer Gaelic Bookbug sessions. Please contact one of the libraries below for details.
- Bonar Bridge Library
- Dingwall Community Library
- Fort William Library
- Plockton Library
- Portree Library
- Tain Library
Boogbug Bags
Baby, Toddler and Explorer Bookbug bags can be collected from your local library. As part of the Bookbug programme, there are four free Bookbug Bags in total – all of which are available in English (universal) and Gaelic (on request).
- Baby (up to one year) usually gifted by Health Visitors
- Toddler (up to two years) gifted by Health Visitors or via libraries and early years settings
- Explorer (aged 3 in ante-preschool year) gifted by Early Years setting or via library
- P1 Family Bag (aged 4/5) gifted via P1 teacher – Bookbug P1 and RWC P2 & P3 are sent to schools automatically via the HC – education dept.
Anyone wishing to receive any Gaelic Bookbug bag receives the universal English bag and an additional bag with Gaelic resources.You can find more information about Bookbug Bags here.
We would like to encourage you to take part in Bookbug’s Library Challenge!
- Join your local library and pick up your child’s Collector’s Card
- Collect a stamp each time your child borrows books
- When your card is full, swap it for a lovely certificate for your child to keep
- Start collecting stamps on a new card! There are lots of certificates to collect.
You will receive one of these colourful certificates!
To find out more, click here or ask at your local library.
Download the free Bookbug app to share songs and rhymes on the go, look up new words or make up your own songs and rhymes to our new instrumental versions! Apps can be great for supporting children’s learning and encouraging play and creativity.
Explore the app together and create your own personalised playlists. You can also use the app to find your nearest Bookbug Session!
Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play to download.
You can email us on: [email protected]
High Life Highland aims to maintain the best level of service we possibly can in order to meet and where possible exceed your expectations.
In order to do this we need your support and would ask you to consider donating to High Life Highland so that we can secure what we offer across the wide range of services delivered by High Life Highland.
