Discover the joys of reading

PIRATE fever will be spreading across Warrington for this year’s Bookstart Day celebrations.

Library staff are supporting the day, aimed at encouraging parents and children to discover the joys of reading together.

The celebrations kick off on Friday 10 October with pirate themed, family fun sessions in Golden Square.

Between 10am and 3pm you can enjoy making pirate hats and eye patches and join in with our pirate songs. Children’s entertainer Ian ‘zippy’ Lees will be wowing crowds between12.30 and 2.30pm. 

There will be lots of free giveaways – stickers, bookmarks and even a special book produced for the day. Families will also have the chance to pick up the Bookstart baby book pack if they have missed out on receiving one.

Bookstart aims to help every child in the UK to develop a lifelong love of books and this year's programme will offer millions of children and parents the chance to discover the joy of reading together. Posters, bookmarks and stickers have been designed especially for the day by Portside Pirates illustrator Debbie Harter.
Don’t forget that as it’s the national year of reading there has never been a better time to pick up a book or read something different.
Library membership is free and gives you access to a wide range of other services including family history sessions and internet access.
So what are you waiting for – join today!

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Editor’s notes

For more information about the councils libraries, museum, archives and lifelong learning service visit the website at www.warrington.gov.uk

Your local library:

Birchwood   Brock Road   827491
Burtonwood  Chapel Lane   226563
Culcheth   Warrington Rd  763293
Great Sankey Marina Ave   231451
Lymm   Davies Way    754367 
Orford  Poplars Avenue  812821
Padgate  Insall Road   818096
Penketh  Honiton Way  723730
Stockton Heath Alexandra Rd  261148
Warrington  Museum Street   442889
Westbrook  Westbrook Centre  416561
Woolston  Gordon Avenue  816146

For more information about Bookstart, please check the website www.bookstart.org.uk

Bookstart is run by Booktrust, an independent national charity that encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading.

Bookstart is the national book-gifting programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with children from as early an age as possible. They want every child in the UK to develop a lifelong love of books.

National Year of Reading

The 2008 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It aims to build a greater national passion for reading – for children, families and adult learners alike. The Year will encourage people to read in businesses, homes, and communities around the country, providing new opportunities to read and helping people to access help and support through schools and libraries. To get involved and sign up to Year of Reading activities in your area, log on to www.yearofreading.org.uk.

Issued by:  Joanna Driscoll, principal communications officer
Date:   Monday 30  September, 2008
Release: Immediate