This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Principal Libraries Outreach Officer (Children and Young People), Alison Beer, for the attention of All Primary Schools.
Time to Read from BookTrust, provides a free book for every reception-aged child in England. Time to Read aims to spark an interest in reading and encourage children to read regularly. These will be delivered directly to schools during November and December 2022. They will be labelled as a free pack for reception classes from BookTrust.
BookTrust is the UK’s largest reading charity.
Each Time to Read pack will include a copy of We’re Going to Find the Monster by Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola and will also have tips and activity ideas for both teachers and parents.
Find out more about Time to Read
Schools do not need to place an order and should automatically receive their packs. All administration for the scheme in Slough has been done in advance by the library service. If you do not receive enough packs, you can contact the Time to Read Aftercare Team at timetoread@booktrust.org.uk
For a visit from Slough Libraries to compliment the Time to Read programme, please contact Alison Beer, Principal Libraries Outreach Officer (Children and Young People) alison.beer@slough.gov.uk.