BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity and tries to get children reading as young as possible.
Chief executive Diane Gerald said Page Turners was a “great initiative”.
“We can see from the data that parents are struggling to find the time to read with their children,” he said.
“If I can put it more positively, all the benefits of reading mean if we can just support parents, it makes such a difference to their children.
“I think the reality is people have very busy lives. We all know it’s tough out there; people juggling lots and lots of things going on, and maybe we are all spending too much time on our screen.
“Maybe it’s the grown ups spending time on their screen and not showing their children that they’re reading too.”
The new library in Great Yarmouth has been built as a partnership between East Coast College and the University of Suffolk.
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