Kids think libraries are nothing to shout about as they wrongly believe noise is not allowed.
Over half are put off going by the idea of librarians telling them to pipe down while one in four have never even set foot in one.
To bust the myth that silence is enforced the Beano has launched a campaign called Libraries Aloud.
It sees Olympic long jump gold medalist Greg Rutherford reading a special comic strip full of “bangs, parps and thwacks” with kids this week urged to join in at home.
Mike Stirling Beano’s director of mischief said: “It’s been years since children had to stay silent in libraries but many grown-ups still believe that rule applies.
“We’re excited for Beano to celebrate the fun and noise that is ‘aloud’ in libraries and hope it encourages everyone to plan a visit to their local library very soon.”
It comes as another study revealed the bedtime story is alive and well with mums and dads are reading to their children four times a week.
The survey of 1,000 parents of children under the age of 10 found 82% regularly read to their kids.
A quarter use sound effects to liven things up with kids saying “silly noises” are their favourite followed by animal sounds and monster voices.
One in three parents who try to skip bits to get to the end quicker are caught out.
And their children tell them off for missing out important chunks of the story.
