Nine pictures of brilliant bookworms as we look back at happy reading times in South Tyneside

Are you engrossed by a good book? These South Tyneside children were in our selection of archive photos.

Reading Together Day takes place in July each year, and we are celebrating with a selection of photos showing people doing just that.

So whether you were taking part in a silent sponsored read, a readathon, or celebrating your favourite book characters, we have got it all.

Take a look through our retro collection and see if these photos bring back happy memories.

5. SPONSORED READ ....MORTIMER ROAD SCHOOL PUPILS TAKE PART IN READATHON.

Mortimer pupils take part in a sponsored readathon Photo: CL

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6. A festival of books in 2004

Pupils at Albert Elliott Primary School are pictured enjoying the stories from author Livi Michael during the Northern Children's Book Festival 16 years ago. Photo: TR

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7. Book Time in 2004

Hadrian Primary School's reception class looks delighted to be involved in a national scheme called Book Time. Remember this from 16 years ago? Photo: Stu Norton