Young readers encouraged at South Taranaki libraries

(Left to Right) Piriyanka Sharma, Daniel Weller, Joseph Currie.

Silent reading, reading aloud, writing about what you've read is all part of the Wild about Reading programme at the South Taranaki District Libraries.

Library staff say encouraging a love of books and reading is one of the most important things parents can do to help develop a child's literacy skill

More than 200 children have enrolled in the six-week summer reading programme throughout South Taranaki and library staff have been flat out preparing jungle-themed backdrops and small specially constructed lairs for reading one on one to a librarian.

Each child has been given a special folder to record the library books they have read.

As they come to share their library books with a staff member they are also given
a small gift and a book at the completion of the programme

These chidren can also attend activities and hear storytellers throughout the programme.