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February 2, 2016
Scorch is hiding in your local library!
A competition for children aged 12 and under will be taking place in libraries across Wales with some fantastic WRU prizes up for grabs! The competition aims to encourage children to discover what they can find in their local library and will take place in libraries across Wales between the 7th February and the 19th […]
Read moreJanuary 28, 2016
Kids Take Over the Library and Family Information Services
Ever wanted to see what it would be like to work in your local library or family information service? Heres your chance. Museums, galleries, arts organisations , archives and heritage sites across the UK are gearing up to invite children and young people to take over for the day so how can Wrexham children […]
Read moreJanuary 18, 2016
How would you like to save £1000 this year?
Joining your library and accessing the amazing free services they have on offer could save you hundreds of pounds a year! Over 83,000 e-books were downloaded for free from Welsh Libraries last year. There were over 155,000 downloads of e-zines in 2015 saving the people of Wales approximately £310,000. The people below are all regular […]
Read moreJanuary 4, 2016
Libraries & schools across Wales join forces to get kids reading
A scheme which sees libraries join forces with their local primary school to make every child a library member is today rolled out to every local authority in Wales. The Every Child A Library Member initiative aims to improve the reading literacy and communication skills of children across Wales by introducing them to the wealth […]
Read moreNovember 5, 2015
Young reading volunteers presented with certificates
A group of young volunteers who helped encourage children take part in this years summer reading challenge have been rewarded for their efforts. 27 high school pupils from across Powys become Reading Activists and helped children aged four to 12 to choose books, listen to them read and even reading to the children who took […]
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