The Mayor of Douglas Jon Joughin flagged up the importance of children’s reading skills by joining young readers at a Henry Bloom Noble Library Summer Reading Challenge ’Alien Nation’ Space Chase workshop.

This summer the Henry Bloom Noble Library is on a mission - a space mission: Space Chase, this year’s Summer Reading Challenge inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon.

Space Chase gives children the opportunity to be part of a galactic mission and follow the adventures of satellite space station dwellers the Rockets family as they solve the mystery of books being stolen by a band of aliens.