Staff from Ellesmere Port Library are celebrating World Book Day tomorrow (Thursday) at the Port Arcades Shopping Centre.

They are encouraging pre-schoolers and their families to come along between 11am-1pm to sing nursery rhymes and meet the Bookstart Bear.

Youngsters are asked to come along dressed as their favourite story characters with prizes on offer for the best costumes.

Every child who participates will receive a £1 book token towards a book which can be redeemed at most local book sellers.

World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and of reading.

It’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.

Michelle Pickstock, from the Port Arcades Shopping Centre, said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming the team from Ellesmere Port Library and meeting lots of wonderful book characters on World Book Day.”