Scenic Rim Libraries are joining the campaign to make 2012 the National Year of Reading. Around Australia libraries are partnering with government, the media, writers, schools, publishers, booksellers, businesses, child care providers, health professionals and other organisations that share our passion for reading.
Nearly half the population struggles without the literacy skills to meet the most basic demands of everyday life and work.There are 46% of Australians who can't read newspapers; follow a recipe; make sense of timetables, or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.
National Year of Reading is about linking together all the great things that are already happening around books, reading and literacy, and giving them an extra boost. Inspirational programs and events will take place across the region, kicking off with the SCENIC RIM READS photography competition in January.
National Year of Reading events and activities in the Scenic Rim
National Year of Reading Partners
- The Reading Bug
- Boonah & District Cultural Foundation
- BOSS (Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire)
- State Library of Qld
National Year of Reading Sponsors
