Read DL 2024
launches live on air
29.02.24
READ DL 2024 was launched
live on air last week during an outside broadcast
with John Breslin’s Around the Northwest at the Central
Library Letterkenny. Read DL is a reading initiative
based on the worldwide ‘One Book, One Community’.
It began in 2011 as Read LK in Letterkenny and its aim
was simple: to create an awareness and love of reading.
The programme has since expanded to incorporate the
whole county with the continuing purpose of reminding us
all about the joy of reading for all the family and to
encourage local communities to read the same book at the
same time. |
The chosen book this year
is ‘The Summer I Robbed a Bank’ by David O’Doherty and
illustrated by Chris Judge.
There's a feeling of relief that comes just after you've
robbed a bank...
Rex's parents have split up and, to make matters worse,
he has to spend his summer holiday on a remote and rainy
Irish island - with only unruly sheep for company. The
only upside: he'll be staying with his strange and
brilliant Uncle Derm. Then Rex discovers Uncle Derm is
about to execute his most hair-brained plan yet . . . To
rob the island's travelling bank! Like the local legend
of medieval Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley, Uncle Derm
plans to redistribute the money to local needy causes on
the island. And he needs Rex's help . . . A chaotic
robbery, plenty of sheep and a summer of discoveries
come together in this hilarious and heart-warming novel
from comedian, actor and author of Danger is Everywhere,
David O'Doherty.
Read DL runs from now until March 19th with lots of
activities and events taking place. Throughout the month
there will be opportunities to get involved by
showcasing the activities participants get involved in
such as art, music, writing, or videos. The Read DL
annual Creative Writing Competition is back this year,
and the theme is ‘Stepping into the Unknown’.
Educational resources based on the book and the new
Black Out Poetry resource can be downloaded from the
Read DL website at
www.readdonegal.com . |
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