Walk to Library Week - Monday, September 20 to Sunday, September 26.
Burn calories, save money and help the planet by walking to your local library during North East Lincolnshire Council’s Walk to Libraries Week.
More than 88 per cent of residents in the borough live within one mile of a library and from Monday, September 20 to Sunday, September 26, the library service will be encouraging people to walk to their local library.
Portfolio holder for culture, leisure and tourism, Councillor Leanor Pidgen, said: “Everybody who walks to their library during the week will be entered into a free prize draw to be in with the chance of winning prizes including a £20 supermarket voucher and free tickets to lit.com, North East Lincolnshire’s Literature and comedy festival.
“We would like to get as many of our customers as possible walking to the library this week and welcome new members too.
“Anyone can enjoy the library for free and members can use the internet, choose from thousands of books, join a readers’ group and discover their family history.”
Portfolio holder for environment and the green agenda, Councillor Peter Burgess is urging people to stop and think before they get into their car. He said: “This project is about encouraging people to think about how they travel to public services.
“You don’t have to rely on the fact that you have to drive everywhere. People always overestimate walking distances. In North East Lincolnshire over 64,000 households live within one mile of a library.”
To be entered into the free prize draw, simply return a completed Walk to Libraries Week postcard to your local library.
You can get your postcard from any North East Lincolnshire library.
For further information about Walk to Libraries