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Avid reading of all Enid Blyton

First really loved books by taking out masses of Enid Blyton books as a child

From my local library and reading them avidly.
I could read before I went to school and hated the Janet and John books I was forced to read at school. I wasn't allowed to go onto the library bookcase until I had read them. I got told off for saying that they were dull to my teacher who wouldn't let me go onto the bookcase books !
I was told to kneel down and got the ruler whacked on my hands for saying so !!! Luckily it didn't put me off!! I went to the library every Saturday to change my books.

Whiling away the hours

While my mother would run errands in the town centre during the school holidays, I remember often finding a comfortable place to sit in the library to read the various graphic novel comic books available while listening to my preferred CD of the day.

3 Generations at Crawley Library

I arrived in Crawley aged 11, from abroad with my family. I had always been an avid reader, but had only been able to bring a few of my much loved books to our new home. Crawley library was a treasure trove of a free, never ending supply of adventures to escape into. Soon the library also became a vital source of non-fiction books, as well as a calm place away from the interruptions of younger siblings, to help me complete my Hazelwick school homework. I loved the peace and the grown-up feeling of working upstairs in the reference library.Twenty…