Bookstór World Book Day Readathon

February 27, 2007 by editor

bookstor Bookstór is holding a Readathon to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 1st March. The event is run in association with the Kinsale Lions Club. All proceeds will go to Kinsale Lions Club.
The Readathon will be launched at 3.30pm on Thursday 1st March at Bookstór with an event by David Peare.
A closing party will be held at 4pm on Thursday 22nd March at Bookstór. Readathon participants will meet a special guest from the Lions Club and find out how much money was raised.
The aim of the Readathon is to encourage and promote a love of reading. Participants collect sponsorship for reading books during the three week period. Sponsorship forms are available from Bookstór.
All Readathon participants will be entered into a draw to receive a €25 Bookstór Gift Token.
About World Book Day
World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in Ireland and takes place on Thursday March 1st this year. 2007 is the tenth anniversary of the month long UNESCO event, which celebrates a decade of promoting reading, literacy and a love of books to young people in over 100 countries around the globe.
Children can redeem €1.50 World Book Day Book Tokens for a special WBD book at Bookstór between 26 February and 25 March (one transaction per token while stocks last). The token can also be put towards any book or audio book of the purchaser’s choice over €3.99.
The campaign aims to provide all children with the opportunity to own a book. Participating bookshops fund the entire cost of redemption of the World Book Day €1.50 Book Tokens and are a gift from the bookseller.
There are 11 titles for ten different age groups from bestselling authors such as Julia Donaldson, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Horowitz. Ireland’s own O’Brien’s Press is producing a special €1.50 book ‘The Panda Party’ (5-8yrs), featuring characters from the hugely successful Panda series by Anna Donovan, which will be exclusive to the Irish Market.
For further information, please contact:
Lyn Denny (Bookstór) 021 477 4966 info@bookstor.ieinfo@bookstor.ie
Tony Cierans (Lions Club) 087 638 7792
More information about World Book Day is available from the WBD web site www.worldbookday.com