Bookstart Gifting Programme comes to Worcestershire Registration Services

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Worcestershire Registration Services in partnership with Worcestershire Libraries are pleased to announce they will be working with the Bookstart Gifting Programme, offering a free Bookstart baby pack to every newborn baby registered in Worcestershire.

Run by BookTrust, the Bookstart programme is part of a universal gifting programme in England and Wales.

Every baby registered with Worcestershire Registration Services will be gifted a free pack, which contains books and resources designed to support and encourage families to read with their children as early as possible. 

Councillor Marcus Hart, Cabinet Member for Communities for Worcestershire County Council said, “Learning to read is a vital step in children’s speech and development. The Bookstart Baby programme emphasises the importance of storytelling and engaging children with books from an early age.

“I would encourage parents and carers to start their child on a lifelong journey with reading.”

Each pack contains two engaging and age-appropriate board books, carefully chosen by an independent panel of experts, such as health visitors and librarians. Parents and carers will be given an information pack on the benefits of sharing stories with babies from an early age.

Worcestershire Libraries offer a wide variety of books for children of all ages, as well as a range of exciting, engaging activities for children and babies. Why not join one of their Baby Bounce and Rhyme sessions, with groups from 0 to 12 months and 0 to 5 years – there’s something for everyone.

It's never too early to start reading with a baby!

For more information on the Bookstart Gifting Programme, please visit their website, @BookTrust on Twitter and Instagram, or go to their Facebook page: facebook.com/BookTrust. 

To see what’s going on at your local library please visit your local library web page on the County Council website or pop into your local library to see for yourself.