Happy World Book Day!
Today is World Book Day and Suffolk Libraries is reminding everyone of the many benefits for children in joining the library service and discovering the joys of reading for pleasure.
Not everyone realises that getting a library card is free for all adults and children. You can borrow up to 20 books at a time and for children there are no fees for returning a book late.
On the Suffolk Libraries website you can find all about your local library and what’s on offer. There are also plenty of reading recommendations both for children and young adults with lists of new books updated every month. There is so much you can do with your Suffolk Libraries card, including accessing free research resources or listening to free audiobooks.
Every day is World Book Day as Suffolk Libraries Children’s Librarian tells us in this video.
Suffolk Libraries is also reflecting on which children’s books have been the most popular in libraries over the past year. The top 20 most borrowed children’s books from Suffolk libraries over the past 12 months are as follows:
- On Purpose (Cat Kid Comic Club), by Dav Pilkey
- Big Shot by Jeff Kinney
- Superworm by Julia Donaldson
- Oi Puppies! by Kes Gray
- Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey
- Oi Duck-Billed Platypus! by Kes Gray
- There's a Superhero in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
- What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
- The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson
- Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey
- Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey
- Oi Aardvark! by Kes Gray
- There's an Alien in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
- Random Acts of Fun by Liz Pichon
- The Hospital Dog by Julia Donaldson
- The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson
- Happy to Help (Eventually) by Liz Pichon
- Perspectives (Cat Kid Comic Club) by Georg Beard
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! by David Walliams
- What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday by Julia Donaldson