Norman Bear is the mascot of the library’s Bookstart Bear Club. To join your child must be a member of the library, under 5 years old. Every member receives a small knitted bear when they join, made by the Crafty Articles group that meets in the library. A card is kept in the library for each child on which they can choose and place a sticker every time they visit. After 10 visits they receive a free board book. There will be regular events for club members and Norman will be delighted to see them!
Norman Bear’s Storytime is on Wednesdays from 10.15 – 10.45am during school terms. It’s free and there are stories, rhymes and songs and sometimes a visit from a special friend like Kathy Seabrooke with her music and instruments.
Norman is pictured below with the club’s Gruffalo Story Sack. We have several story sacks available for parents to use within the library, all based on well-known children’s books. Please just ask a volunteer to select one.
Your data and the Norman Bear Book Club
Your child’s name, date of birth and your email will be stored on a registration card. Your email will be stored electronically, so that we can send information to you on an occasional basis. The data we hold for the Norman Bear scheme will be removed on your child’s 5th birthday, at any time on your request or if we have had no contact from you for 13 months.
You can find detailed information about how the North Yorkshire Library and Information Service handles your personal data in the Privacy Policy found at the website:
