Young football fans coming to Saturday's home game against Blackpool can receive free books as part of an initiative for World Book Day.
To mark World Book Day 2026, the Premier League will be giving away more than 120,000 free books to children across England and Wales, through its Premier League Primary Stars programme.
Young Imps and Blackpool supporters who head to Poacher's Den - our family area which is open to fans of both clubs from 12.30pm - will be entitled to a free book subject to availability.
The giveaway, which has been supported by the World Book Day Charity and National Year of Reading initiative, forms part of the Premier League's partnership with the National Literacy Trust on Premier League Primary Stars literacy activity.
At a time when reading for pleasure levels are at a two-decade low, and one in 10 children and young people do not have a book of their own at home, supporting children and young people to find the joy in reading is more important than ever.
Research shows that reading for pleasure can benefit a child’s reading skills, wellbeing, empathy, confidence, and aptitude for learning. Since Premier League Primary Stars began in 2017, more than 460,000 free books have been gifted to young people across England and Wales.
Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of football to help children learn, be active and develop essential life skills and is available to every primary school in England and Wales. More than 75,000 teachers have engaged with the programme to date, giving them access to more than 650 free downloadable resources across Maths, English, PE and PSHE.
Lincoln City Foundation is one of 104 professional football club charities across England and Wales to benefit from more than 1,200 free books this World Book Day, which they will be able to give away to local partner primary schools in [insert area] as part of their Premier League Primary Stars classroom delivery.
World Book Day is a charity that champions reading for fun because it seriously improves lives. Young people are more likely to read if they see it as a fun, entertaining and social thing to do. That’s what World Book Day is all about; inspiring them to see reading differently.
Find out more about Lincoln City Foundation on their website.