Local school students are catching up on their reading for the year after $5000 worth of books was donated to Westport Public School.
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Students kids were given the chance to win prizes for and have a sneak peek at the reading material during an assembly at the school on March 5.
The books were chosen by teachers and donated through a library regeneration partnership between Westport Club and Dymocks Children's Charities.
School principal Tony Johnston said the club has previously supported the school's mathematics programs and started the library regeneration program in 2009.
"These donated books increase the diversity of books in our library, encouraging students to engage with books that interest them," he said.
"It's fantastic. Westport Club is one of the most active organisations in supporting the community."
In 2014 the program delivered $30,000 worth of books to eight schools in Port Macquarie, funded by Westport Club.
These included Hastings Public, Heritage Christian, St Agnes Primary, St Columba Primary, St Josephs Primary, St Peters Primary, Tacking Point Public and Telegraph Point Public School.
The Westport Club community and sports manager Jenny Edmunds said the club was proud to help deliver reading resources to every school.
"We're proud to donate all these books for the school library through our library regeneration program," she said during a speech to the assembly.
"The program was originally started in 2009 at Westport Public.
"Books are chosen by teachers,. The books can be about where you are going and what you can be or learning another language."
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