8 January 2008
A new website has been launched to assist the government in their campaign for the National Year of Reading.
The National Year of Reading website has been set up to assist this initiative by providing information on local activities, resources and links to other related websites.
Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, schools and families, joined the Prime Minister, children, writers, and reading champions at 10 Downing Street today to launch the National Year of Reading. He called for every employer, school, library, college and local authority to get involved and sign up to the website.
Ed Ball commented:
I want every school, college, library and employer to pledge to join in with the Year of Reading by signing up online. If local communities, authors, broadcasters, celebrities and employers come on board we can really bring about a long-term change in the nation's attitudes to reading.
The 2008 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It will encourage people to read in businesses, homes, and communities around the country, providing new opportunities to read and helping people to access help and support through schools and libraries.
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