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Lambeth

Date: 06.08.2002
Ref: 1390
Press contact: Andrea Lake
Tel: 020 7926 2739
Email: alake@lambeth.gov.uk

Press Release

Summer reading challenge for young people

Children tormented by boredom during the summer school holiday are being challenged to switch off the television, switch on their imagination and zoom into space.

Lambeth's nine libraries are inviting children aged from five to 13 years to read up to six books about space and space travel as part of the annual summer reading challenge which closes at the end of August.

Participants are asked to give their opinion of the stories and to get involved with special events at their local library. In return they could learn how to make a solar system, collect space-escape stickers, medals and certificates.

More than 1,000 local children got the reading bug last summer and took up the summer reading challenge.

To support the event, a special Reading Planet folder is available free of charge from local libraries. For more information on activities and membership to your local library visit the website at www.lambeth.gov.uk, or call your local library direct:

Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, (020 7926 1056)
Carnegie Library, 188 Herne Hill Road, ( 020 7926 6050)
Clapham Library, 1 Northside, Clapham Common, (020 7926 0717)
Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane, ( 020 7926 8682)

more . . .

Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Road, (020 7926 6070)
South Lambeth Library, (020 7926 0705)
Streatham Library, (020 7926 6768), and
West Norwood Library, (020 7926 8092).

ENDS

Issued by the Communication Centre
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill
London SW2 1RW

Telephone 020 7926 1000
Fax 020 7926 2835
www.lambeth.gov.uk

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