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Library and school

At Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, you can continue to learn and grow through our school and library. There is also space for play and imagination – helping create a sense of normality during the time in hospital.

Library

Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital has a children’s and young people’s library with qualified librarians who can help you find books you will enjoy. When you finish one, there’s always a new one to borrow. Our librarians are here to guide you. 

There are lots of fun and exciting books to borrow, and the librarians also read aloud to patients. You canay sit in our cosy library or in your room—whichever feels most comfortable for you. 

School 

Both patients and siblings staying at the hospital can continue their schooling. Our teachers work both in the classroom and in hospital rooms, depending on what you feel able to manage. We keep in touch with your regular school so that you can keep up with what your class is doing. 

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    Hugo and his mother Beatrice with the hospital librarian Anna. 

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    Hugo in the library. 

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    Felix and hospital teacher Charlotta. 

  • A mother and child with the hopsitals librarian.
  • A child running through a childrens library.
  • A teenager in a wheelchair talking to the hospitals teacher.

We can come to you

If you do not feel well enough to come to the library or school, a librarian or a teacher can visit you in your hospital room instead. 

In the library, you or a parent can also borrow books and bring them to your room. 

 

A child with a pencil.

Play therapy

In play therapy, children and young people have a safe place to play, create and simply be children.

A child with two dogs.

Therapy dogs

therapy dogs are part of the care we provide. You can meet them, play with them and cuddle them.

A child looking at an old woman.

Family support

When a child becomes ill, the whole family is affected. It is common to feel worried or stressed, or to feel that life is not quite working as usual.