Island youngsters fired up their imaginations during a summer of reading and creative activities at Douglas City Library.
Children aged 4-11 participated in the ‘Marvellous Makers’ summer reading challenge over six weeks, where they explored new books and stories and participated in a range of arts and crafts workshops.
By reading six books of their choice during the school holidays, as well as collecting incentives at the Library, the initiative celebrated the creativity and storytelling abilities of young people who received medals and certificates for their endeavours.
Imaginative Youngsters
Mayor, Councillor Natalie Byron-Teare, officially presented prizes to the winners of a special summer holiday quiz, a ‘hunt the character’ treasure hunt and those who wrote book reviews.
City Librarian Jan Macartney said: “Once again, it was wonderful to see so many primary school children engaged throughout the holidays.
“The staff and myself really enjoyed meeting the children and their families and hearing about their positive experiences and enjoyment of the Summer Reading Challenge.
“Douglas City Library is about more than just reading and so many young people fostered their creative thinking skills in a variety of ways, while the craft table in the children’s area was particularly popular.
“But, of course, passing on the wonders of books to children is invaluable and this scheme during the summer holidays, when reading levels can dip, encourages children to read for pleasure and helps them return to school ready to learn.”
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