Books for babies in Barnet

"It was a comforting thought last week when library staff signed up the 5000 child to Bookstart, the government initiative that aims to promote a life-long love of books. The programme, which is organised nationally by the Booktrust but co-ordinated locally by Barnet Council's Library Service, gives free packs of books to children based on the principle that every child in the UK should enjoy and benefit from books from as early an age as possible"