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Lost symbols and gear sticks
13.04.10
LEARNING to drive is
top of the Donegal to-do list this year with 'The
Official Driver Theory Test' among the books taken
out most from libraries around the county.
The driver theory manual was the second and fourth
most popular library withdrawal in Donegal libraries
in January, new figures show.
The figures were released by the Donegal public
library service as part of Rediscover Your Local
Library Week that runs from April 19 - April 25. |
The top reads in
Donegal were 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown followed
by 'The Official Driver Theory Test' and 'Brooklyn'
by Colm Toibin. Chick lit also featured prominently
with works by Marian Keyes and Patricia Scanlan also
high on the list.
Children and parents in Inishowen are being urged to
take part in Rediscover Your Local Library Week with
lots of activities planned for Buncrana, Carndonagh
and Moville libraries.
Among the events are 'Pull up a |
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Chair and Escape in a
Book’; the 'Stop and Read' initiative and 'Buy None,
Get 10 Free'.Library Council chairperson, Senator
Mark Dearey explained:“The aim of the week is to
celebrate the fantastic things that happen in
libraries around the country right throughout the
year. We are thrilled that Bord Gáis Energy has
partnered with us for this programme - without their
support the week would not be possible.”
He added: “The old image of libraries as stuffy,
quiet places where people were constantly told to be
quiet has gone. Now our libraries are dynamic
community facilities which are there to be enjoyed
by all – young and old. The Bord Gáis Energy
Rediscover Your Local Library week should remind
people just how great their library is and, for
people who haven’t visited recently, we hope this
week will kick start the habit of a lifetime.”
There are 352 public libraries in Ireland with a
total of 14.25 million visits made to them each
year. 4.5 million of those visits are by children
while 305,000 Irish children are registered as
library members.
It’s free to join a library. Simply call in taking
proof of address and fill in the registration form.
Your library card entitles you to borrow 10 books
for three weeks. If you don't read them in time,
just phone the library and they will be renewed. You
can also join online at
www.donegallibrary.ie .
The top 10 reads in Donegal:
'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown
'The Official Driver Theory Test'
'Brooklyn' by Colm Toibin
'The Official Driver Theory Test'
'The Brightest Star in the Sky' by Marian Keyes
'Happy Ever After?' by Patricia Scanlan
'Coming Home' by Patricia Scanlan
'Hard Girls' by Martina Cole
'Ford County' by John Grisham
'Divorced and Deadly' by Josephine Cox |
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