Right to Read Award 2019

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Right to Read Award 2019

CBF Launch 2019
Pictured at the launch of last year’s Children’s Book Festival is Author and comedian Jason Byrne with illustrator Oisín McGann alongside festival co-ordinators Mary Murphy and Yvonne Morrisson.
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Meath County Council Library Service is delighted to have received the Right to Read Award for 2019 in recognition of the implementation of the core programme of Right to Read literacy support services as coordinated by the library service and delivered with the support of the Right to Read Network of local partners.

Right To Read is a nationally coordinated framework for literacy support and reading development in all local authorities, and supports literacy development for individuals, families and children providing core services, resources and initiatives for a range of user groups.

The Library Service’s Action Plan includes a range of activities and events which support the four core elements of Right To Read:

  • Spring into Storytime
  • Summer Stars Reading Programme
  • Childrens’ Book Festival
  • Family Time at Your Library

 

Right to Read Certificate