Reading competition entrants invited to awards ceremony

Over 160 Central Coast children who entered a Council reading competition have been invited to attend an awards ceremony at Erina Library on February 14.
The ‘book worms’ are to be rewarded for their part in the Council Libraries’ Summer Reading Competition.
Council’s Group Leader of Connected Communities, Ms Julie Vaughan, said the competition allowed kids to develop a love of reading as well as important literacy skills.
She said educational activities like the reading competition helped prepare young people for life and the work force.
More than 48,000 children entered the competition across Australia, with over 15,000 of those in NSW, including 163 from the Central Coast.
Council’s Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, said he believed the students would benefit from improved literacy skills.
He said he was delighted to report that council libraries were seeing many voracious young readers.
He said: “Literacy skills are so important, and inspiring a love of reading in young people is the passionate goal of our libraries and librarians.
“The summer reading competition provides a structured way in which children learn to engage with libraries and library collections and discover the joy of reading.”

Media release,
Jan 31, 2017
Central Coast Council media