World Book Day, held each year, is a worldwide celebration of books and reading. Booksellers support the event so that all school-age pupils receive a £1 token to put towards a book or storytape of their choice or to purchase one of the special World Book Day £1 titles. Many events take place in bookshops and libraries to promote the date, and support is increasing every year.

Events in Pembroke School:
An exciting week packed with activities, displays and competitions takes place here in school, past events including a Jacqueline Wilson evening, treasure hunts, and staff storytelling sessions. The whole school - staff and pupils - enjoys a rare few moments when they stop and read for 10 minutes - sharing their own choice of story, information book or magazine.

The 2001 World Book Day (and this year, St David's Day) celebrations included a Spooky Storytelling when, with the lights low and blinds drawn, pupils shared their own spooky stories and heard some local ghostly tales. Mrs Jones and her GNVQ Art students created a wonderful Book Tree outside the Library, to which pupils added their book review leaves, sharing views about books they have read with others. Three pupil library assistants created their own St David's Day Quiz, marking the double celebration.