Close by our apartment we have a special children's library called Casa Dei Bimbi (the house of children). I love this little library and so do my kids. I thought I'd share it with you and give you a quick tour of a library in Rome.
Welcome to L'isola delle fiabe (which translates as the island of fairy tales).
As soon as you walk in you can tell it's a children's library. Colourful painted walls welcome you where ever you look. The staff are all super nice and helpful too.
This is the main area. As it's a children's library there are plenty of kids sized tables and chairs for the little ones.
They have a huge selection of children's books as you would imagine in a children's library. Obviously the most part are in Italian as we live in Italy, but they do have a section dedicated to other language books too. You can also order in titles you particularly want from the other libraries in Rome.
As well as all the picture story books and books for early readers, they have an extensive section for older kids too. Plus lots of teen and YA books.
Then there's the mutlimedia area. They have a good selection of DVDs and Audio discs you can borrow. There's actually two sections for the DVDs; one for the kids and another separate one for adults.
They have a special area upstairs with books on parenting, and education.
The library also organises lots of events and even have a special room for hosting in. I love the super sized book decor in the corner.
So there you go, our local library. I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into one of our favourite places.
Do you have a library close to where you live? What's it like?
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