09/02/23 16:35
Ireland Reads is a campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 25th.
Kilkenny Libraries has teamed up with libraries nationwide, publishers, booksellers, authors and others for the campaign, which aims to celebrate reading and all the benefits it can have for wellbeing and enjoyment.
The campaign is asking everyone to ‘squeeze in a read’ on Ireland Reads Day, Saturday, February 25th. A new website www.irelandreads.ie has been set up where people can pledge to read on the day, sign up for reading reminders, and see how much time has been pledged by the Irish public so far.
Not sure what to read? No problem!
The Ireland Reads website also offers book recommendations suited to a person’s interests and the time they have available. There are more than 1,500 recommendations from librarians all around the country, including Kilkenny
You can simply enter your favourite type of book and how long you would like to read each day and the website will offer a suitable book suggestion and work out how long it will take to complete – so you can set yourself a reading challenge if you want - a couch to 5k for books!
Schools and ELCs
Schools and early learning and care settings (ELCs) can get involved with Ireland Reads. Teachers can download a promotional pack at irelandreads.ie and can pledge reading time on behalf of their classes by emailing schools.irelandreads@lgma.ie.
Libraries will be inviting ELCs to Little Libraries events for Ireland Reads.
Ireland Reads events
Campaign partners and libraries all over the country will be running ‘Ireland Reads’ initiatives and events throughout February in the build up to Saturday, February 25th.
Local libraries in Kilkenny will host Ireland Reads events, check out the library website on www.kilkennylibrary.ie for details.
A number of well-known campaign ambassadors are on board to help promote the campaign, and you can find out what reading means to them and why they support the campaign at www.irelandreads.ie.
Find out about all that’s happening for Ireland Reads, get book recommendations and take the pledge to read on Saturday, February 25th at www.irelandreads.ie