A love of literacy is being nurtured early at Inverell and District Family Day Care, which launched their ‘Street Library’ last Thursday. The moment came just in time for National Literacy and Numeracy Week this week.
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“I just thought it would be a nice idea for our community,” playgroup co-ordinator Danni Norris said.
“You’ve always got books at home that you’ve read and you think ‘they’re just sitting here’ – so then you can share (those) with the rest of the children.”
Part of a national story sharing initiative, daycare children gave new life to an old doll house for the library.
Anyone attending the family day care space is invited to bring in a story they want to swap. “It’s not necessarily about bringing that book back. They can pass it on to someone else,” Ms Norris said, explaining that the day care hoped to see their library evolve constantly. She hopes that by this time next year, all of the books will be replaced with selections from the community.
Currently, the tiny library remains inside the day care grounds, but Ms Norris said if it proves successful, the centre will consider creating a bigger box for the street. They are also hoping to create a mobile street library to cater to their educators in Bingara, Warialda and Glen Innes.
Ms Norris said learning to enjoy stories was valuable quiet time for day care aged children.