World Book Day 5 March 2009
Suffolk libraries will be celebrating World Book
Day 2009.
Suffolk Celebrated World Book Day on 6 March 2008
On Thursday 6 March 2008, Suffolk libraries celebrated World Book
Day across the county. Children's author Richard
Waring visited three libraries, and children in another five
libraries met Elmer the Elephant and the Blue Kangaroo.
Richard Waring visited
libraries at Southwold, Halesworth and Aldeburgh and talked to
children from local nurseries or primary schools.
See more photos and find out about
Richard and his books on our website.
Elmer the elephant visited Chantry, Felixstowe and Stowmarket
libraries while children in Great Cornard, Sudbury and Haverhill
libraries were able to meet the Blue Kangaroo. Pre school children
attending these events were given a World Book Day £1 book
token.
Many libraries across the county have their free weekly Bookstart
activities on Thursdays so they celebrated World Book
Day as well.
Councillor Graham Newman, portfolio holder for adult &
community services said "World Book Day should be an important day
for all of us, particularly in 2008 - given that this is the
National Year of Reading. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation, inspires World Book Day
activities now in over 100 countries. One of the reasons that
UNESCO is so active in encouraging reading through World Book Day
is to work against the ignorance and associated poverty believed to
be at the root of much of the war and hatred in the world today.
Suffolk Libraries continue to play an important role in bringing
people together in developing our understanding and imagination
through reading - if you (or your children) are not regular
readers, now's your chance!"
On Wednesday 5 March Elmer the Elephant visited Brandon and
Lowestoft Libraries and the Blue Kangaroo visited Woodbridge
Library for a special Bookstart session.
Find out more about Elmer on
his
own page on the Random House website. You can search for
Elmer the Elephant items in our library catalogue.
Blue Kangaroo has his own page on the
Andersen
Press website. You can also search
for
Blue Kangaroo items in our library catalogue.
Related links
More details can be found on the
official World Book Day
site.
Suffolk celebrates National Year of Reading.
Activities and events across Suffolk.
For details and times of
Bookstart activities for pre school children and their
parents/carers in all our Suffolk
libraries.