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Lancashire Reading Journey Celebration Event

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Children and their families will be able to celebrate taking part in this year’s Reading Journey on Saturday 27 August.

Various libraries and museums across the county will host events, and children aged four to 11 and their families are invited to attend.

Children will be able to have their photograph taken with one of the colourful cut-out characters that have featured in this year’s Reading Journey.

Celebration Day events will take place as follows:

Carnforth Library – The Lancashire Reading Dragon 9.30am to 1pm

Garstang Library – The Lancashire Cheese Unicorn 9.30am to 1pm

Cleveleys Library – The Singing Mermaid 9.30am to 1pm

Chorley Library – The Ghost of Astley Hall 9.00am to 4pm

Longridge Library – Wise Bowland Boar 9.30am to 1pm

Clitheroe Castle – The Reading Prince 11am to 4pm

Barnoldswick Library – Book Eating Werewolf 9am to 1pm

Preston Harris Library – The Pioneering Princess 10am to 5pm

Lancaster Library – Burglar Boy 9am to 4pm

Burscough Library – The Dream Fairies 9.30am to 12.30pm

Nelson Library – The Pendle Witch 9am to 4pm

Queen Street Mill – The Cotton Mill Lamb 12 noon to 5pm

Tarleton Library – Word Sucking Vampire 9.30am to 1pm

The Reading Journey runs until Saturday 24 September this year and is organised by Lancashire County Council.

It is free to take part and aims to keep children reading throughout the summer holidays.

Joining in is simple, children just need to visit their local library and complete eight tasks over the summer, including reading books of their choice, visiting museums and taking part in activities.

On joining the Journey, children will receive a card listing 25 different activities. To complete the quest they choose and take part in their favourite eight. This Journey Card will need to be taken when completing a task at a museum, so that it can be stamped.

After completing four tasks, children will be rewarded with a pencil and after completing all eight tasks they will receive a certificate and a pin badge.

Any books can be read, including factual, fiction, poetry, and books of jokes or picture books.

Stories on CD also count, as do e-books and audio downloads.

A free family visit to a Lancashire County Council museum for one child and two adults will be awarded to every child that takes part in the Journey. Families are advised to check the opening hours of the museum before setting off on their visit.

County Councillor Marcus Johnstone, cabinet member for environment, planning and cultural services, said: “The event is a fun way to keep children interested in the Reading Journey.

“It gives them an incentive to carry on, and rewards their participation so far.

“The important angle to this though is that it encourages children to keep reading and learning throughout their summer holidays.

“They can choose to read, or a related activity that they enjoy. It is up to them.”

For more information about the Lancashire Reading Journey visit bit.ly/lancashirerj or phone 0300 123 6703.

It’s free to join the library and under-16s can join by themselves.

Young people aged 12 to 24 also have the opportunity to volunteer as a ‘reading hack’ at their local library, as part of the Reading Journey. This role is to support children on the Reading Journey, and help with organising and running events. To volunteer, please visit: bit.ly/readhack

More information is available about the different events being hosted to promote the Lancashire Reading Journey at: bit.ly/lrjevents

To find out more about Lancashire County Council museums visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

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