Youngsters can 'blast off' in new reading adventure at Newby and Scalby Library, near Scarborough
There’s excitement buzzing at Newby and Scalby library as they announce a new reading initiative.
Following on from their successful Norman Bear club for pre-schoolers, there’s not long to ‘blast off’ on a new scheme.
The Norman Bear club encourages young families to visit the library on a regular basis by gifting a teddy bear to children aged 0-5 years when they sign up, awarding stickers to collect along the way and a free book to keep after 10 library visits.
But many children were asking what happens at the library after their fifth birthday, and so library volunteers decided on a new project to keep children reading.
The library team has seen huge enthusiasm for Bunny Vs Monkey and Dogman books.
Due to this appetite for picture fiction and comic books, they're introducing Orion and Lunar’s reading adventure.
Orion and Lunar are animal characters set in space who need help to launch their rocket ship.
Children aged 5-11 years are invited to help Orion and Lunar.
On joining this special reading adventure, children will be gifted a space themed book bag to carry their library books home.
At each visit they receive stickers for their collector cards and after 10 visits a free book to keep.
The library is working alongside independent bookshop Kemps of Malton, and the colourful design and printing of the project is sponsored by local sign-writing business, Don French Signs of Seamer.
The only criteria to join this exciting adventure is that participants are library members.
It’s free to all primary school children and home-educated children.
The launch is on Saturday November 28 and children can join after that date too.
Heather French, a library trustee said: “This project is a fantastic way to round off The National Year of Reading.
"At Newby and Scalby Library we are listening to children’s choices, encouraging reading of any type and format, and giving young people a new reason to visit the library.
"We're going all in to help children explore new worlds and reach for the stars.”