Come and celebrate Bookbug week with Edinburgh Libraries

All over Scotland from 13 to 19 May, families with babies and young children will be celebrating Bookbug Week 2019. The Scottish Book Trust will be encouraging everyone to take part in singing, rhyming and sharing stories.

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This year’s theme is Bookbug’s Big Picnic and there is a wide range of story, song and craft activitiestaking place across Edinburgh.

Find out about the Bookbug Week events at your local library by following their Facebook page or contacting them direct.

If you are unable to get to any of our sessions, visit the Scottish Book Trust website to find out how you can join in from home. You’ll find suggestions for stories and songs plus details on how to watch a very special Bookbug Week broadcast with author Emily MacKenzie who wants you to draw along with her while she shares her funny story ‘There’s Broccoli in my Ice-cream!’