Baby Songs and Rhymes for Under 2s

Baby Songs and Rhymes are back at Central Library on Tuesday 10 November, and they're sticking around for a good while. It's a free drop-in session for under-twos, held in the Children's Library, and it's part of the library's wider Stay & Play offer, which runs alongside book readings and storytelling. If you're in the early stages of parenthood, it's a straightforward way to get out of the house with your little one.

The sessions are for newborns up to 23 months, so it's geared towards the very young. It's a drop-in, which is the best part: you don't need to book in advance, so you can just turn up when it suits you. The only rule is that parents and carers have to stay with their children throughout the session, which is standard for this kind of thing.

It's not just a one-off, either. After 10 November, it runs every Tuesday morning at 10:00am to 10:30am on 17, 24 November and 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 December 2026, and then 5, 12 January 2027. That's a long stretch to work into your routine if you fancy making a habit of it. The whole thing is run by Milton Keynes City Council, which also puts on free family-hub and library activities for children from birth to age eight across 18 venues. There are weekday morning and after-school slots at libraries like Olney, Westcroft, Stony Stratford, Kingston, Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton, so if Central doesn't fit your commute, there are plenty of other options across the city.

As for the details, you'll find it in the Children's Library at Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3HL. It's free, and it runs from 10:00am to 10:30am every Tuesday morning, starting 10 November.