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Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today launched this year’s Summer Reading Programme at Stillorgan Library.

The Summer Reading Programme runs in public libraries every July and August and is a hugely popular and successful reading event for children of all ages and abilities.

It is designed to encourage children to read six or more books over the summer. Children get to pick their own books, keep a record of their progress and those who meet the challenge receive a certificate at the end of the summer.

Launching the Programme, Minister Quinn said,

Literacy is an issue that is very close to my heart and is a priority of this Government. Last year I launched the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy aimed at ensuring that every child leaves school having mastered key literacy and numeracy skills. Ensuring all our young people can read, write and do basic maths is one of the greatest contributions that we can make towards achieving equality and social justice in our country.