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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, World Book Day is a charity event in March, held annually on the first Thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. [10] The annual celebration on 23 April is World Book Night, an event organized by independent charity The Reading Agency. [11]
In 2007, World Book Day celebrated its 10th anniversary with the publication of 10 £1/1,50€ books. Since then every child in full-time education in the UK and Ireland is entitled to receive a £1/1,50€ World Book day Book token every year.
This is a list of books released for World Book Day in the UK and Ireland. In 1998 and 1999 a specially created WBD anthology priced at £ 1 ( € 1.50 in Ireland ) was published. In 2000, instead of a single £1 special anthology, four separate £1 books were published, covering a wider age-range.
At a time when books are being viewed as controversial and libraries are threatened with being shut down, reading is more important than ever. National Read a Book Day, a day to pick up a good ...
Loud Shirt Day, 24 February (2023, No information available for 2022) [1] Children's Day, first Sunday in March; International Women's Day, 8 March; Walk To Work Day, second Wednesday of March [2] World Sleep Day, 15 March [3] Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March; Race Relations Day, 22 March; World Haemophilia Day, 17 April; April Fools' Day, 1 April
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The World Book Capital programme during the year 2011 was held in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The project unit "Unidad de Proyectos Buenos Aires Capital Mundial de Libro" was created especially for the occasion and was run by Luciana Blasco. [41] The three pillars of the Buenos Aires 2011 World book Capital were: The promotion of books
Originally it was a one-day event, National Libraries Day, that began in 2012. [9] It is now a week long observance, more formally organised by CILIP. [10] In 2023, the week had an environmental focus, rebranded as Green Libraries Week and held 2–8 October. [11] South African Library Week is observed annually, since the early 2000s. [12]