AN ‘uninspiring and uncomfortable’ school library has been transformed.

Author Kate Jane Neal was at Carbeile Junior School in Torpoint to help open the new space.

‘Reading pods’ have been created by carpenter Clive Shorten – these are cubby holes where pupils can snuggle up and escape into a book.

Giant chairs and a ‘caterpillar’ of colourful cushions have been made by parents and grandparents. And a woodland-themed wall painted by staff and governors completes the transformation.

The refurbishment of the library was made possible thanks to fund-raising by the school’s PTFA, non-uniform days and donations from the community. Some members of staff ran the Plymouth half-marathon to boost the total.