About Family Under 5's: Sensory Adventures
Join us on a fairy tale adventure! Enjoy some of our best-loved tales and perhaps discover some new courageous heroes.
Join storyteller Dani Bradstreet to touch, play, smell, listen and sing your way through our adventures. You'll get to explore our sensory props and jump into the story as we trip trap over a fearsome bridge, race across a path made of hair and steal from a snoring giant.
The stories are designed for 2 – 5 years old, but older siblings are welcome to join in and play along.
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Dani Bradstreet
Dani has been telling and writing stories and teaching drama in London, the UK and indeed the World for over 20 years.
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Dani has engaged and taught thousands of young people through creative education and the power of imagination through her innovative teaching style.
A storyteller, writer, trainer and drama facilitator Dani leads all kinds of imaginative sessions in countless schools, National Museums, art galleries, the Royal Palaces and children’s theatre companies such as Polka theatre and Stagecoach.
Family activities at the Library
We have lots of free family events and workshops in London and West Yorkshire. Spaces can fill up quickly, so please book ahead.
You can also pick up a Family Trail from the Information Desk to help you explore the Library further, and visit our free Treasures Gallery.
Food and drink
Families are welcome at all of the Library’s cafés and restaurants. The Terrace Café on the first floor has lots of seating (including an outdoor terrace for sunny days). Highchairs are available in the Terrace Café and the Upper Ground Floor Café, subject to availability.
Families with children may also bring their own food to eat outside on the Piazza or in our public spaces, and there are water fountains that can be used to refill water bottles across the building. Please do not consume food or drink inside the exhibition galleries.
Baby-feeding
Parents are welcome to breastfeed or bottle-feed anywhere in the Library. Please ask a member of Library staff if you would like help finding a quieter space.
Please note that we cannot heat bottles or baby food in our cafés and restaurants.
Bags, cloakrooms and lockers
Our cloakroom and digital lockers are free to use, located on the Lower Ground Floor with step-free access. Please note our cloakroom is closed on Sundays, but you can still use our lockers. View more information on our bags and luggage restrictions.
Baby-changing and toilets
There are baby-changing stations available in the following toilets:
- in the men's and women's toilets on the Lower Ground Floor, near the cloakroom
- in the women's toilets near Reader Registration on the Upper Ground Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Terrace Café on the First Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Knowledge Centre.
Accessible toilets can be found on all floors. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at King's Cross station.
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