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08
Brand new clubs that will offer teenage boys the opportunity to meet celebrities, win prizes and enjoy many activities!
Reading Communities
The towns of Barry and Llanelli are organising 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!
News
Calling all Reading Groups in Wales!
19 Nov 2008 The National Year of Reading in Wales is calling all reading groups to stand up and be counted. Co-ordinated by the Welsh Books Council, the National Year of Reading in Wales is trying to find as many reading groups in Wales as possible in order to produce a list online so people can log on and find out where their nearest group is to join.
Who won a £100 and more?
12 Nov 2008 The Merched y Wawr National quiz was held in every region throughout Wales last week, and even though every team were eager to answer the questions and were aspired to win the £100, two branches hit the jackpot and won a £100 for their branch.
Read your way to better health!
2 Oct 2008 With the National Year of Reading in Wales in full flow, perhaps one of the lesser-known benefits of reading is the huge role it plays in improving individuals’ health and well-being.
The Launch of the 08 Clubs
25 Sep 2008 Thursday, 25 September, saw the launch of the new initiative of the National Year of Reading in Wales, the 08 Clubs.
Llanelli Community Reads results
24 Sep 2008 Welsh Assembly Education Minister Jane Hutt announced the winners of Llanelli Community Reads at the town library on the evening of Tuesday 23 September. The winners are Coeliwch neu Beidio by Roy Davies and Before the Last All Clear by Ray Evans.
Launch of the winning books for Our Big Read in the Vale of Glamorgan
23 Sep 2008 Residents in the Vale have been voting during the last six weeks on which two books they would most like to read during October.
Aberystwyth leads the way in National Year of Reading!
10 Sep 2008 Aberystwyth and Ceredigion are proving pivotal to the National Year of Reading in Wales.
Minister Meets Barry Bookworms
18 Aug 2008 Education Minister Jane Hutt has visited Barry library in the Vale of Glamorgan to congratulate them on becoming one of Wales’ Reading Communities.
Calling all relatives! A challenge to improve children’s literacy.
16 Aug 2008 With the National Year of Reading in full swing, Gareth Davies Jones takes a look at how leaving children on their own with a pile of books may not be the best incentive to learning new skills and improving literacy.
