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New community library opens at North Yorkshire hospice for families and patients
['Gavin Engelbrecht']
Darlington and Stockton Times | News
The Little Free Library, gifted by Taylor Wimpey North Yorkshire, is now in place at Herriot Hospice in Thirsk, offering a free-to-use collection of books for patients and their loved ones to read, swap, or donate.
Herriot Hospice delivers specialist palliative and end-of-life care across Hambleton and Richmondshire, including emotional wellbeing and bereavement support.
Marc Sherwood with Lucy Wiltshire next to the Little Free Library at Herriot Hospice (Image: Supplied)Lucy Wiltshire, community and events manager at Herriot Hospice, said: "We were delighted when Taylor Wimpey got in touch to offer the Little Free Library to the hospice.
The library is intended to be a lasting and evolving resource, with Taylor Wimpey donating an initial selection of books, with the idea of the library to accommodate future donations and book swaps.
Nicki Hope, sales and marketing director at Taylor Wimpey North Yorkshire, said: "We are so happy to have worked with Herriot Hospice.