We hope that everyone will feel able to get involved and that Book Week 2024 will be memorable and fun.
It鈥檚 that time of year 鈥榳hen the page takes centre stage鈥� as Book Week NI returns from Monday 21 October until Sunday 27 October.
Book Week is a joint initiative between the 麻豆约拍 and Libraries NI and celebrates the joys and benefits of reading and the role that libraries play in community life.
It will involve activities and events across the library network as well as some special 麻豆约拍 programming.
Ministers from across the Executive have become involved as Book Week Ambassadors, lending their support and making some 鈥榤ust-read鈥� recommendations for Book Week.
And there鈥檒l be a series of 60 secs Book Week films featuring local writers and 麻豆约拍 presenters, including a poem all about Bookshops read by Michael Longley. These will be released throughout the week on 麻豆约拍 Northern Ireland鈥檚 social media platforms and on bbc.co.uk/bookweekni
School and university libraries will be taking part in Book Week again this year and Translink will be encouraging bus and train passengers to get reading on their journeys from Monday 21 October.
Book Week busyness will also include the (now well-established) Love Your Library Day on 23 October, which is the best possible excuse to make a library visit and to borrow some books.
Mark Adair, 麻豆约拍 NI鈥檚 Head of Corporate and Community Affairs says: "Book Week has become an established feature of the 麻豆约拍鈥檚 local calendar of events. It鈥檚 a celebration of books and libraries and the difference that they make. And it鈥檚 made possible through our brilliant partnership with Libraries NI. We hope that everyone will feel able to get involved and that Book Week 2024 will be memorable and fun."
Jim O鈥橦agan, Libraries NI Chief Executive says: 鈥淎t the heart of Book Week is a desire to encourage people in local communities to take time to read and to encourage a new generation of readers. We value our partnership with the 麻豆约拍 which has helped to grow Book Week year on year and we are excited about the growing number of organisations who share the vision. I want to encourage people this week to pick up a book or, if you don鈥檛 know what to read, call in to your local library and start a reading journey which can make a positive difference in your life.鈥�
Book Week information, programme links and resources (including printable bookmarks and Book Week 2024 bunting) are available on a dedicated 麻豆约拍 website: bbc.co.uk/bookweekni
Information about Libraries NI鈥檚 busy programme of activities and author interviews for Book Week and the tour schedule for its special Book Week delivery van are available at:
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