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Enjoying a book

World Book Day celebrates its 13th year on March 4, 2010.

World Book Day is now firmly established as the biggest annual event promoting the enjoyment of books and reading in Ireland and the UK.

BookCrossing is a new partner this year. BookCrossing is a community of more than 800,000 people, in more than 130 countries who pass on books they have read for free to anyone who cares to pick it up.

Read to a Million Kids, another initiative for World Book day is sponsored by Renaissance Learning. Eleven €1.50 book stories will be read by the authors or performers and filmed for online broadcast during World Book Day.

In Dublin, the Irish Writers’ Centre celebrates World Book Day with literary events and activities. Senator David Norris’ will present his highly acclaimed Joycean One Man Show, commencing at 8pm. This performance is open to the public free of charge.

In Celbridge, Co Kildare, Askaboutwriting founder Brendan Nolan will tell adapted stories from his book Barking Mad: Tales of Liars, lovers, Loonies and Layabouts to pupils in Scoil na Mainstreach on March 3, 2010.

For a list of other free activities, see the website

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