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“Give a book as a gift”
This is your chance to get involved with the Year and let us know what you'll be doing.08
Brand new clubs that offered teenage boys the opportunity to meet celebrities, win prizes and enjoy many activities!
Reading Communities
The towns of Barry and Llanelli organised a whole host of book-based events over the summer and autumn!
Click here for more details of the 2008 Reading Communities.
Give a Book Week
Celebrities and members of the public throughout Wales gave each other books as gifts during this special week in July!
Click here to take a peek at the week's activities
National Year of Reading 2008
The National Year of Reading was coordinated in Wales by the Welsh Books Council, with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government.
This website has been archived in order to provide a record of the Year’s activity. Click on any of the links to browse the site and find out more.
Two reports were commissioned to evaluate the Year and these can be read by clicking on the following links: internal report; external report.
An end of year conference was held in Cardiff on 12 February 2009, which gave the Year’s partners an opportunity to showcase their achievements. To see photos of the conference, click here.
To view the video presentations of two of the partners, click on the links below and then on the arrow.
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