A COVENTRY primary school have received a donation of books from a local housing association.
Gosford Park Primary School received 42 new books from Platform Home Ownership, marking International School Library Month.
According to the National Literacy Trust, less than three in 10 children and young people said that they read daily in 2023.
Topics within the donated books include the animal kingdom, friendship and the importance of reading itself.
Dan Mackintosh, English lead at Gosford Park, said: “We’re really thrilled with the donation of books for our library from Platform, which has helped to stock us up for the rest of the academic year.
“Reading from an early age is so important in shaping an appetite for books, so for our pupils to have extended access to a wide-range of tales for varying ages is incredibly important.
“We’d like to thank Platform for supplying our library with so many great books, the pupils have already started getting stuck into them.”
Sabina Cox, marketing manager at Platform added: “Having a lasting impact on the communities we provide homes for is so important to us at Platform, and that extends way beyond purely the construction of our high-quality homes.
“We’re pleased to have donated so many books for Gosford Park’s library and hope to have helped inspire the next generation of readers into a love of books, and encouraged those who may not have been interested before into picking up a story.”
