How music is helping bring young readers into Norfolk libraries
The free sessions, held in the Connect Space, are taking place as part of this year's Summer Reading Challenge, which uses music as a way of encouraging children to engage with books, stories and reading for pleasure.
Beth Southard, Norfolk County Council children and young people's service manager (Image: Norfolk County Council)
Beth Southard, Norfolk County Council children and young people's service manager, said: "Reading doesn't have to be a solitary, silent experience.
"There are lots of ways to use stories and sound together, in harmony."
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The performances are the result of a partnership between Norfolk Libraries and Norfolk Music Hub.
The weekly concerts are open to everyone and offer a chance to see some of our county’s emerging musical talent.
Weekly performances at Norwich's Millennium Library are encouraging children and families to engage with books in new ways (Image: Norfolk County Council)
But they are also part of a wider aim to show that reading can take many forms.
The Summer Reading Challenge encourages participants to create six reading goals of their own........
