Support for schools and pre-schools
Did you know you can book a class or group visit to Hampshire Libraries?
This is a great opportunity for the children to discover their local library and spark a love, or a continued love, for reading.
Your visit
You may experience:
- a Storytime session
- a tour of the library
- discover great books in the children’s library
- find out how libraries process stock
- and other library specific activities
Enquire about a library visit
Starting school meet and connect
These sessions are ideal for children starting reception, where families can come along to meet other parents/carers and children starting at your new school.
Our library staff will be available to answer questions about the library service and may deliver other activities during the session.
We will update this page when new sessions are available.
School Library Service
The School Library Service portal is your gateway to a wide range of resources and support and is available exclusively to subscribing schools.
Other useful information
When a book might help
Sharing stories about various situations can put a child's mind at ease and make transitions and new experiences easier to cope with and more understandable. When a book might help is a list of story books suitable for this purpose.
Discover our when a book might help collection
Authorfy
The one-stop hub for children’s book resources, author videos and high-quality classroom content. You can get free access to this fantastic resource during the National Year of Reading (1 January to 31 December 2026).
