The Scotsman

Football for free for young bookworms

- By LUCINDA CAMERON

Children are being offered a free football match ticket if they read four books through a scheme that aims to encourage reading.

Fourteen SPFL clubs and almost 250 libraries are participat­ing in the pilot project, which is open to children aged five to 12 as part of an initial three-month campaign.

Clubs and libraries will issue a reading challenge card to children who want to take part. The child will receive a stamp on their card for every book they read.

Participan­ts will receive a free match ticket once they have read four books. An accompanyi­ng adult will be able to purchase a discounted ticket. Scottish Book Trust chief executive Marc Lambert said reading could increase empathy and reduce stress.

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