Wriggly Readers Festival
Our first Wriggly Readers Festival took place throughout October 2024. It was a month-long celebration of early years in Leicestershire Libraries.
The aim was to promote the library service’s current early years offer, and supplement this with some exciting events and activities.
We hosted events in 8 of our Libraries. These events were for children aged 0-5, aiming to spark their imagination, support their development, and encourage them and their families to love our libraries.
The Wriggly Reader Festival was led and developed by the Library Service. For further information please contact Rachel Hill (Librarian) – libraries@leics.gov.uk
As part of our National portfolio Organisation funding from Arts Council England, our ambition is to develop an early year offer that is deliverable across our Library sites. We used the Wriggly Readers Festival as an opportunity to find out more from local families with under 5s, about their needs and interests, with the aim of developing a diverse and tailored programme of activity.