Storytime and BIBs 2012

Storytime and BIBs session will resume at Camden and Narellan Library in the week beginning the 16th January.

Sessions are as follows:

• Tuesday 17th January, 11am: Storytime (Camden)


• Wednesday 18th January, 10am: BIBs (Narellan)


• Wednesday 18th January, 11am: Storytime (Narellan)


• Thursday 19th January, 10am: BIBs (Camden)


• Thursday 19th January, 11am: Storytime (Camden)


• Friday 20th January, 10am: Storytime (Narellan)


• Friday 20th January, 11am: Storytime (Narellan)

BIBS @ Camden - March 2011: Tactile Baby

The theme for BIBS at Camden this month is Tactile Baby.

During the BIBS sessions this month we will be singing songs and reading books related to touch and sensory play.

Sensory play is currently seen as one of the key areas of play for babies and young children and a crucial part of development.

Sensory play is play that involves the use of one or more of the five senses - touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing.

Objects that offer different tactile and texture experiences are also beneficial in helping children to develop a sensory 'feeling' vocabulary, i.e. words to describe how things:

-Feel: soft, hard, cold, smooth, rough, squishy...
-Smell and taste: sweet and sour....
-Look: Big, little...
-Sound: Loud, quite....

BIBS @ Narellan - March 2011: Sea baby

The theme for BIBS at Narellan this month is Sea Baby.

During the BIBS sessions this month we will be singing sea themed songs and reading sea themed books.

Below is an example of a song that we will song during the session:

(to the tune of 'the wheels on the bus')

The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim,
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim,
All day long.

BIBS @ Narellan and Camden Library

Babies Into Books (BIBS) is an early literacy initiative developed by Camden Council's Library Service. The program has been developed for parents, carers and babies aged 0-18 months old to promote the importance of reading and literacy to young children.

Talking, singing, sharing nursery rhymes and reading is a wonderful way of bonding with your child. So why don't you come and attend one of our BIBS sessions. Not only are the sessions fun and enjoyable for you and your baby, these sessions are also a great way to meet and have a chat with other new mums.