VISITORS to the city's hospitals were treated to free books on Monday as part of a belated World Book event.
All patients at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) were given books courtesy of the Bodleian Healthcare Libraries to help them discover the pleasure and benefits of reading.
Stalls were set up at all four of Oxford's hospitals, with a variety of different titles and genres available.
More than 200 books in total were given out to patients, staff and visitors across the Trust.
Judith Ames, Senior Library Assistant, said: "We’re really trying to help people discover the enjoyment and benefits that reading can bring. It can help relieve stress and provide that bit of escapism that everybody needs from time to time.
“The stalls have been received very well and the books went quickly, which is great."
Vanessa Clarke, clinical support worker at the Trust said she thought it was a really good idea to give out free books, particularly as so many people tend to opt for e-readers instead of traditional, hardcopy books.
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