11am, Friday 30th November, St Andrew’s Day
At 11 a.m. on St Andrew’s Day (Friday 30 November 2012) thousands of people across Scotland will stop what they’re doing and read. The Reading Hour will happen anywhere and everywhere and you can easily be a part of it. Whether you’re on a train, bus or ferry; in a library, at work or at school, or simply at home in your favourite chair; all you need to do is sit down with a good book.
If you’d like some advice on choosing a book then get in touch with the League of Extraordinary Booklovers, our band of citizen book experts who are on hand to make sure your next book is a good one.
Events are also happening across the country to mark the nation’s first ever Reading Hour. Come along to the Read-In at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh or click here to find other Reading Hour events throughout Scotland.
Schools
There are lots of ways a school can celebrate The Reading Hour — click to download our Book Week Scotland resource pack, which is full of tips and ideas, in pdf and Word formats.
Businesses
If you and your colleagues would like to celebrate the Reading Hour then please get in touch! We can supply posters, bookmarks and copies of our free book, My Favourite Place. Download this poster for your notice board or intranet.
Happy reading!
Book Week Scotland 