New campaign to get Kilkenny reading during Covid
A new website www.irelandreads.ie has been set up
Reporter:
sam.matthews@kilkennypeople.ie
Kilkenny County Council Library Service have teamed up with libraries nationwide, publishers, booksellers, authors and others for the campaign );
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Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Thursday, February.
Kilkenny County Council Library Service have teamed up with libraries nationwide, publishers, booksellers, authors and others for the campaign, which is part of the government’s Keep Well initiative and 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, Thursday, February 25.
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