‘Little Book at Bedtime’ with Louth County Council Library Service
Louth Library Service are inviting all families with children aged 4 year and under to join the library and each child will receive a bedtime story book to take home and keep, together with a wallet and library membership card.
One free book is available for each child aged 4 years and under and titles are available in both Irish and English.
Parents and guardians will also receive a ‘Bedtime reading tips’ leaflet with lots of advice on the benefits of reading to children at bedtime.
‘Through the Little Book at Bedtime initiative, books are specifically intended to be given directly to children and families, to empower them, encourage their reading and introduce them to the library and library membership if they are not already members. The gifting of books ensures that babies and young children will grow up with books in their home but signing them up to free library membership is key to ensuring they have a lifetime of access to books’, said Amanda Branigan, Acting County Librarian.
Little Book at Bedtime is a collaboration between libraries, the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as part of the government ‘First 5’ Strategy.
Little Book at Bedtime FREE book for 4 year olds and under can be collected at Louth Library Service:
Drogheda Library, Stockwell Lane, Drogheda, A92 PY20
Dundalk Library, Roden Place, Dundalk, A91 RC44
Ardee Library, Market Square, Ardee, A92 XH22
Carlingford Library, Newry Street, Carlingford, A91 N226
Dunleer Library, Station Road, Dunleer, A92 W322
For further information email: Libraryhelpdesk@louthcoco.ie
