World Book Day Costume Swap and Create.

Stuck for ideas or resources for your child's World Book Day costume?  

Then Lincolnshire Libraries are here to help with practical and creative support in the run up to the big day on 6th March. 

From February 6th until March 6th, we’ll have costume swap rails at our fourteen core libraries - Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Horncastle, Lincoln Central, Long Sutton, Louth, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding, Stamford and Woodhall Spa – where you can bring along gently used past costumes to donate and swap for something ‘new to you’ for your child to wear this year. 

And there's more! During Half Term we’ll also be running Costume Creator sessions. Completely free of charge, the sessions will provide materials, templates and support for four different book themed costumes so that you and your child can get creative and work together to create your own costume. 

Lastly, if you’re ‘up against it’ as the big day approaches, we’ll have Emergency Packs which can be picked up from all fourteen libraries from February 17th.  The packs will include simple and quick last-minute costume ideas that will transform your child’s everyday clothes into a character from a book. The Emergency Pack also includes recommended reads, chosen especially by library staff, to help you and your child find stories that truly capture their imagination and grow their love of reading. 

Details of the sessions, places for which are limited and so need to be booked in advance with library staff, can be found by visiting Events & Activities | Lincolnshire Libraries | Better or by talking to a member of the team at your local participating library. 

The Lincolnshire Libraries World Book Day Costume Swap and Create project is being funded by Libraries Connected and Arts Council England. The project aligns with the Reading and Culture and Creativity Universal Library Offers and Lincolnshire Libraries received £1,800 in funding.