STORYTELLING sessions are taking place at libraries across Hartlepool to encourage youngsters and their families to read together.

The sessions take place at Central Library, York Road, on Mondays at 9.45am, Throston Grange Library, Glamorgan Grove, on Mondays at 10.30am, and Owton Manor Library, Wynyard Road, also on Mondays, at 1.45pm.

They also take place at Seaton Carew Library, Station Lane, on Tuesdays, at 2pm, Foggy Furze Library, Stockton Road, on Wednesdays, at 10.30am, West View Library, Miers Avenue, on Thursdays, at 2pm, and the Headland Library, Middlegate, on Fridays at 2pm.

The half-hour sessions are free and are open to accompanied youngsters under five.