Free books!

Despite a very poor bureaucratic response to our school wishing to visit our local library in small groups during Book Week*, and being told that the whole school could only visit during a period of 1 hour on a Thursday afternoon, I’m so glad that, despite that unwelcoming start, our class still visited!

What a response - most children had never been in a library before and could not get over the fact that there are ‘free books’ - and that they can borrow them for 6 weeks! Yes, 42 days children!

We spent much longer than expected (beyond our allotted 10 minutes!), but the other people in the library (a knit and natter group and a musician photocopying) seemed more than happy to see such delighted children.

Be inclusive. Those making the ‘important’ decisions - come and visit next time when a school visits and see what joy and positive mental health it brings to the children and others in the community.

* why do we have to through central Tonbridge library when our village library is 100 yards away from the school and a highly capable team? Who are crushed if they show initiative?