Child-friendly Medway has launched 'For the Love of Reading' to encourage children and young people to develop a passion for books.
There will be events, activities, book trails and more.
Free books
To help make sure that children and young people have books in their homes, the Child-friendly Medway team will be giving out free books once a month. These will be at events or as part of a book trail hidden in public places for them to find, take home and read.
The books might be found in playgrounds, at shopping centres, on benches or in places young people visit, creating a fun and exciting trail to inspire a love of reading.
There are so many benefits to reading books and having books at home
Books can:
help us to develop our own ideas and personalities
introduce us to new words and subjects
improve our mental health by allowing us to unwind
grow relationships between those who read together.
Events and activities
We'll also be organising events and activities linked to some of the books, including film screenings and author talks.
Soft play and story corner at The Pentagon Shopping Centre
Free soft play and storytelling activities for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers at the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham.
We'll update this page when new events and activities are running.
Pop-up community story time
Free story time and craft events running across Medway for a range of ages, featuring books read by the Child-friendly Medway team.
We'll update this page when new events and activities are running.
Get involved
If you find one of our books, take a photo of where you discovered it or of you reading it. You can then tag Child-friendly Medway on social media.
You can also follow us on social media for the latest updates on our events and activities, as well as how to get tickets.
