ENTHUSIASTIC young bookworms at a Greenock nursery are sharing their love of reading by launching a big-hearted community project.

Boys and girls at Wellpark Children's Centre are donating a selection of their storybooks to the people of Inverclyde. 

The youngsters, with help from parents and staff at the nursery, dropped off five different packages full of books and information at locations across Greenock when they were out on a community walk.  

Lynne Logan, senior early years education and childcare officer, says her remarkable readers are very excited that their books are out there to be enjoyed by someone else. 

She said: "Our children love reading and we encourage reading at home. 

"We thought it would be great idea to hide these wee packages near to the nursery to create even excitement about books. 

"The children chose the books and we all enjoyed sorting them into their packs. 

"We hope that when people find them they will look after them."

Each book has been placed safely in a special plastic bag which also contains information on local library services and the benefits of reading for all the family. 

Parents will also find QR codes in the bag which link to recordings of the books. 

Lynne said she hopes to link up with other schools to donate more titles to the community. 

She's also aiming to research books that have been recorded in other languages, to make sure all families can get involved. 

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When families find a book package and take it home, they're encouraged to take a photo of the find and post it on social media tagging the centre. 

They can choose to keep the book and put another one back in its place to be passed on again, or can replace it exactly as they found it. 

Lynne says all of the youngsters in the nursery get a library book to take home with them regularly and that having the support of parents with reading at home has helped with a lot of other activities. 

Lynne added: "We invite parents along to our community walks and they're involved in our literacy and numeracy activities. 

"These activities help us make strong connections with families."

Head of centre Anne Marie Cunningham is looking forward to hearing about families finding special literary surprises when they're out and about. 

She said: "We're very excited that these books are out in the community for people to enjoy

"It's so important for children to take an interest in books and learn to enjoy reading early. 

"We hope that when parents and youngsters find the books, they will enjoy spending time together reading them."