Celebrate World Book Day 2023 with Libraries NI
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Children are invited to share in some wonderful stories, crafts and rhymes with fancy dress optional but encouraged!
Jim O’Hagan, Libraries NI chief executive, said: “I would like to invite children, parents and carers from across Northern Ireland to get involved, have fun at events and to also consider making a trip to their local library a regular occurrence.
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Hide Ad“We are told that developing a love of reading for pleasure is a significant indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income, and that spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference in their development.
“Libraries NI has 98 library locations throughout Northern Ireland and a wealth of storybooks, picture books and novels, which can be borrowed free using a library card. Parents and carers can encourage children to develop a love of reading by bringing them regularly to the library and if they can’t get to a library, we have eBooks and eAudiobooks available to download to a tablet or mobile device.”
World Book Day is held annually on the first Thursday in March. It is the biggest reading celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.
Full details of events in libraries across Northern Ireland are available at librariesni.org.uk .