Booked up students benefit local children
Year 8 students from Kenilworth School will be book buyers for the day on Wednesday 14 October, thanks to a £6,000 grant from the Kenilworth Institute Trust Fund.
The students, who are aged from 12-13 years old, will be at Kenilworth Library selecting a range of fiction, non-fiction, picture and board books for all age ranges for the library on behalf of the town’s children.
The students will work closely with Warwickshire County Council librarians to choose and advise on the book buying project. And Kenilworth Institute Trust Fund representatives Jose Compton, Pat Ryan and Michael Coker will be on hand to see the money well spent.
In an intensive session, pupils will discuss their favourite books and authors, scan publisher catalogues and look at new and forthcoming books on online databases.
The selections they make will encourage reading for pleasure as well as supporting homework and recreational interests. When the books arrive, stickers will indicate that they were selected by the young people.
Examples of titles might include "Grubtown tales: stinking rich and just plain stinky" by Philip Ardagh for those who like funny books, or the picture book “Harris finds his feet" by Catherine Rayner for very young children.
Paul MacDermott, Audience Development Manager, said: “We feel extremely fortunate that the Kenilworth Institute Trust Fund has enabled the Library Service to buy a range of books and talking books to enhance the reading choices on offer for local children.
"I’m delighted that young people from Kenilworth school have acted as advisors, recommending and selecting materials for the library’s collection”.
The Kenilworth Institute Trust Fund was set up for the benefit of Kenilworth residents.