Children will now be able to immerse themselves deeper into the world of imagination thanks to funding which will see them receive book bundles.

Killarney children who attend Kerry Intervention & Disabilities Services (KIDS) will be inspired to turn the pages on a colourful world of wonder after a presentation was made by Kerry Library from the Dormant Accounts funding which was matched with a contribution from Kerry County Council.

As well as the South Kerry Children’s Disability Network based at Countess Grove, Killarney, children from Tralee and Listowel who attend the West Kerry Children’s Disability Network at Oakview Village, Tralee and North Kerry Children’s Disability Network based at Upper Church Street, Listowel, are also set to benefit from the fund which will also include literacy supports.

The funding, totalling €3,000, was provided as part of a Government of Ireland initiative to provide Library Supports for Marginalised, Socially Excluded and Disadvantaged Communities and is in line with the national strategy ‘Our Public Libraries 2022 – Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering Communities’ and the Kerry Library Literacy Support Programme.

Each centre will receive over one hundred books, suitable for children that attend the centres, and they will be available for parents and children to read while either attending the centres or to take away and read as part of an effort to foster evening story-time in the home.

Titles include popular children’s picture books as well as books that deal with various social issues.

Included with the book sets is information on the various other literacy supports that Kerry Library is providing, including on current library services and the free online resources available at www.kerrylibrary.ie.