PARENTS are being encouraged to read to their children at storytelling sessions in Stockton.
Storyteller Tony Wilson enthralled SureStart parents and children by singing songs, playing banjo and guitar and storytelling, during his recent visits to four libraries in the Stockton area.
The sessions were attended by 182 children and 95 parents and each child under the age of four received a free book.
Sue Anderson, Stockton Borough Council's libraries and information services manager, said: "We are thrilled at the number of new children and parents who have become library members since our partnership with SureStart.
"This demonstrates the hard work and dedication which SureStart and library staff have put into getting children and their parents to visit the library and reap the enjoyment of reading."
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