Stuart Hamilton, Head of Libraries development at the Local Government Management Agency, introduces Ireland Reads, a new national day to celebrate reading on Thursday, 25th February.
Ireland Reads is part of the government-backed Keep Well initiative, and will encourage everyone to discover the joy of reading and participate in a national day of reading on Thursday, 25th February. It’s all about promoting the power of reading for enjoyment and well being – combating lock down by encouraging people to get into a habit of regularly setting aside time to sit and read a book, a poem, a comic, a newspaper, whatever works for them.
As part of this effort, Libraries Ireland teamed up with Irish publishers to facilitate the uploading of virtual story times for children, free from copyright restrictions.
This February, pledge to take some time for yourself to read any genre you like the most .Libraries and library staff are waiting to welcome people back to older days of reading