Wokingham

Children and adults are telling Wokingham district libraries what tickles their funny bone, as part of the libraries’ Laughter Lines comedy promotion which runs throughout November.

Adults in the Wokingham district are being asked to nominate their favourite comedy author and film or TV series. Voting forms are available in all Wokingham libraries until November 24 and there is also the option to vote online at www.wokingham.gov.uk/laughterlines. The votes will be collected across the district and the results will be publicised in libraries, so we can find out once and for all what makes Wokingham district residents giggle.

All voters will have the option to enter a free prize draw, for the opportunity to win a selection of books by the top five comedy authors chosen by readers. Ten runners-up will win a three-for-two discount on all audiovisual materials (such as DVDs and videos) for their next five library visits.

And younger readers aren’t being left out – children visiting the library are being asked for their favourite joke or funny rhyme. The funniest entries at each library in each age group (five to eight years old and nine to 11 years old) will win a £5 book token, kindly donated by Chapter One children’s bookshop in Wokingham. Competition forms are available in libraries until November 30.

“We want to get Wokingham residents talking about the books they read and comedy seems like a great place to start,” said corporate head of cultural services and development Chris Hamilton. “It is a very wide and well-loved genre and we have a huge range of books, audio CDs and DVDs in the libraries for comedy fans. It will be interesting to see what people’s favourites are when the results come out at the end of November.”

Wokingham District Council