For all you keen readers out there!
Think about celebrating the reading hour from 6pm- 7pm on 25 August. Check out the Libraries ACT facebook page
or hop onto Twitter to see what others
are reading, and share your plans for Saturday 25 August.
The National Library of Australia is hosting a
special event with authors Libby Gleeson and Jack Heath. Come along to listen
to stories, browse the bookshop – where you can buy titles by Libby and Jack at
20% discount – or head to the cafe to read a book of your own. When? Saturday 25 August at 3.30 pm in the NLA Foyer and it’s free. You can
book by calling 02 6262 1271 or book online.
The ACT Writers Centre are holding
a pre Reading Hour event for readers and writers on Tuesday 21 August at
Dickson Library from 6 – 8 pm. This is a great event particularly for children
and young adults to get into. Find out more at www.actwriters.org.au.
As part of another
National Year of Reading program, ACT Libraries are looking for a writer to
undertake an $8,000 (excluding GST) paid residency in an ACT workplace.
Applications by interested writers are due by Friday 24 August. Click here for
more details
Tickets
are now on sale for the Canberra Readers’ Festival – visit the website for more information and to book for what will be a fantastic event.
