In January 2007 we ran a pilot project, designed to spread multi-sensory into libraries; we had no idea it would be such a huge success!

In those four weeks in the Eastern Counties, we trained more library staff to tell multi-sensory stories than in the whole of the previous year.

Seeing this amazing interest, we launched a series of regional Tours under the Story-Go-Round banner.

We aimed to "leave a community legacy" of multi-sensory storytelling; library staff would be trained, local special schools would be paired with their libraries and story-packs would be provided.

SGR: Inner London in association with UBS reached 254 children and 98 library staff, with 39 sessions at 22 host libraries.

SGR: Wales visited 32 libraries, with 514 children taking part in 79 sessions, and 128 staff in training.

SGR: Southwest ran in 20 libraries from Swindon to Penzance, with 177 staff trained and 349 children attending 50 sessions.

SGR: Southeast begins in September, kicking off with the first events of Roald Dahl Week in Buckinghamshire

SGR: North is now booking for November and December.

Three more Tours will run in 2009, and throughout the process, we will continue to provide the participants with resources and advice to keep things moving!

Our thanks go to the many generous donors whose support made this work possible.  You can download our reports on previous Tours here:

Pilot Project (3MB)

London Tour (5MB)

Wales Tour (4MB)