Minister of State Sean Canney presents Right to Read Champion Award to South Dublin County Council
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South Dublin Libraries are delighted to receive the Right to Read Champion Award in recognition of their services in the area of literacy support. All South Dublin Library branches have participated in the Right to Read programmes since they began in 2017, such as Spring into Storytime, Family Time at the Library, the Summer Stars Reading Programme and most recently, Children’s Book Festival. Library Staff are always happy to share their expertise to help children and parents choose books that they’ll enjoy. Just ask at the desk!
Our Summer Stars programme this year was its most successful yet. Over 4,000 children across the country took part, maintaining their reading levels during the long summer school break and enjoying the many free Summer Stars events hosted by South Dublin Libraries.
Children’s Book Festival 2019 continues across South Dublin Libraries until the end of October, with lots of fun (and spooky!) events taking place next week during the mid-term break.
Watch out for Family Time at the Library, a celebration of family literacy which will take place across South Dublin Library branches in December with free fun events for all the family!
Image: Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, presented Director of Economic, Enterprise and Tourism Development Frank Nevin, Caroline Higgins and Bernadette Fennell, South Dublin County Libraries, with the Right to Read Champion Award at a ceremony in Dublin on 17 October. The awards were presented to local authorities in recognition of their ongoing efforts to support literacy development through the library service.
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across seven electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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