{"id":2861,"date":"2023-02-27T10:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:08:20","slug":"books-on-buses-for-ireland-reads-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/books-on-buses-for-ireland-reads-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Books On Buses&#8217; for Ireland Reads 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monaghan County Libraries team up with TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan to give away free books on buses.<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday 24th February passengers using Transport for Ireland (TFI) bus services on the M1, M2, M3 &amp; 176 routes\u00a0 noticed book bags placed on the seats.\u00a0 These bags contained a \u2018Quick Reads\u2019 title which Monaghan County Libraries gifted to TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan passengers.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative was part of \u2018Ireland Reads\u2019, a campaign to get the whole country reading.\u00a0 \u00a0Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors, and others for the campaign, which is part of the government\u2019s Healthy Ireland programme and aims to celebrate reading and all the benefits it can have for wellbeing and enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is asking everyone to \u2018squeeze in a read\u2019 on <em>Ireland Reads<\/em> Day, Saturday, February 25<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to say a huge thank you to David McMullan and all the Local Link drivers for their help in co-ordinating this initiative.\u00a0 For more information on routes and departure times for the participating TFI Local Link buses visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.locallinkcm.ie\">www.locallinkcm.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karen Mc Cague, Executive Librarian with Monaghan county Libraries spoke to &#8216;The Wider View&#8217; on Northern Sound radio about the initiative.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northernsound.ie\/podcasts\/the-wider-view\/listen-back-all-aboard-in-cavan-monaghan-for-reads-day-210853\">You can listen back here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>IrelandReads.ie <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pledge to read can be made at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irelandreads.ie\">www.irelandreads.ie<\/a> where you can also see how much time has been pledged by the Irish public so far and sign up for reading reminders.<\/p>\n<p>The website also offers book recommendations suited to a person\u2019s interests and the time they have available. There are more than 1,500 recommendations from librarians all around the country for all interests and reading levels.<\/p>\n<p>Participants\u00a0 can simply enter their favourite type of book and how long they would like to read each day and the website will offer the perfect book suggestion and work out how long it will take to complete \u2013 so you can set yourself a challenge if you\u2019re finding it hard to get back to reading.<\/p>\n<p>A number of well-known campaign ambassadors are on board to help promote the campaign, including Marian Keyes, Joe Duffy, Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn, Rick O\u2019Shea, Liz Nugent and more. You can find out what reading means to them and why they support the campaign at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irelandreads.ie\">www.irelandreads.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2862\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-1024x775.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Library Staff and Local Link staff holding books that were placed on Buses for Ireland Reads Day 2023\" width=\"648\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-1024x775.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-768x581.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-1536x1163.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-648x490.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02-254x192.jpeg 254w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-23-at-14.39.02.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monaghan County Libraries team up with TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan to give away free books on buses. 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