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Harry Potter mania arrived in Huyton as fans of the boy wizard queued up to collect their copies of JK Rowling's last installment in the popular series.

Copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows flew off library shelves on Saturday when the book was published.

And Harry Potter is not the only fantastic read for young people in Knowsley over the summer holidays.
Youngsters are being urged to join the Big Wild Read - which will see them enjoy some fascinating books and even winning prizes!

The theme of this year's read is nature and the environment and children of any age can take part by enrolling at their local library. There they will receive a reading folder, an activity booklet and a packet of flower seeds, which they can plant and then watch grow over the summer. Each time they return after reading two books, they will be given even more goodies including stickers, bookmarks and fridge magnets. Once the children have completed the challenge by reading a total of six books, they will be entered into the Big Wild Prize draw.

Part of the BBC’s Breathing Places campaign, which is working to bring the public closer to nature , The Woodland Trust has promised to plant a tree for every book read and young people can also win books for their school by participating.

Other Big Wild summer activities include the Big Wild Read Craft, Silky Skills Football Demo, Indian Dance, Story Telling, Mini beast’s Workshop, Dog Trust, Bat Talk and Zoolab Animal Talk.

For adults, Knowsley libraries stock all the Richard and Judy Summer Reads as well as offering fax and photocopying services and free internet access.

So get down to your local library for your holiday reading and travel guides.

We are open from 9.15 to 7.00 on Monday and Friday; 9.15 to 5.00 on Tuesday and Wednesday and 10.00 to 4.00 on Saturday.

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