National Year of Reading (2008)
National Year of Reading
For further information about the exciting events that are happening , visit www.yearofreading.org.uk.
There will be a huge national campaign to encourage everyone to join their local library on 25th and 26th April. Details will appear in national newspapers and on the radio. Remember though, you can become a member of your library at any time.
| Month | Theme |
April . . | Read all about it! Launch month Potential focus on newspapers, magazines and the media. |
May . . | Mind and Body Reading to support health and wellbeing Reading/learning at work for workforce wellbeing |
June . . | Reading escapes Holiday, summer reads Subversive reading promotions |
July . | Rhythm and Rhyme Poetry and Lyrics |
August . . . | Read the Game Sport and reading – Beijing Olympics Beginning of UK Cultural Olympiad Tie in with Summer Reading Challenge |
September . | You are what you read Cultural, personal and local identity |
October .
| Word of Mouth Storytelling, reading out loud, reading together, live literature, reading groups. Audio books |
November . | Screen reads Scripts and dramatisations from TV and cinema |
December . | Write the future Writing, texting, blogging into the future… |