Overview
- The new Christ Church CE Primary School facility was funded by Bloomberg and stocked with about 500 books, comics and audiobooks.
- The opening is the first Coronation Library launched in a school during the 2026 National Year of Reading.
- Camilla, patron of the National Literacy Trust, met pupil librarians and joined a training workshop led by children’s author Tọla Okogwu.
- The Libraries for Primaries initiative was co-founded by the National Literacy Trust and Penguin Books to embed libraries in school reading culture.
- The school educates roughly 230 pupils, with about half eligible for free school meals, reflecting the campaign’s focus on disadvantaged communities.