Organise a reading party and help to share the gift of reading with the less privileged as part of the National Reading Movement’s Read for Books 2024.
Did you know that the word tome comes from Latin tomus, which comes from Greek tomos, meaning “section” or “roll of papyrus”?
Nowadays, tome is used to refer to a large and often ponderous book. As part of The National Reading Movement’s Read For Books 2024, you can open a good book for a good cause – even if it isn’t large and ponderous!
Read for Books: Spread the Love of Books
From 1 to 31 July 2024, for every 10 people who spend 15 minutes reading, one book or the equivalent will be donated to selected beneficiaries.
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Beneficiaries of Read for Books this year include MINDSG Ltd, and nationwide reading initiative kidsREAD, and more.
Read for Books 2024 Beneficiaries
Here are more details about the beneficiaries for Read for Books 2024:
- The WondeRead initiative brings the library closer to children aged 7 to 17 years old from less privileged backgrounds, by providing reading opportunities through free reading materials. The initiative sees NLB working with Social Service Agencies (SSAs), such as charities and family service centres, to promote a love for reading among children.
- kidsREAD is a nationwide reading initiative by NLB in partnership with People’s Association, self-help groups, MOE schools and preschools and social service groups to promote the love of reading and cultivate good reading habits among young Singaporeans, specifically children aged 4-8 years old from the less privileged families.
- Ready to READ @ NLB, Starter kit & Programmes for Babies and Toddlers, is an initiative by NLB to reach out to parents of children aged 0 to 3 from the low-income families. This initiative provides parents with ready resources to kick-start positive reading habits with their children at home. NLB is collaborating with several organisations such as Early Childhood Development Agency (KidSTART), selected healthcare and preschool centres to provide these reading resources to them.
- MINDSG LTD has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disability (PWIDs) and their families since 1962. Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.
How to be Part of Read for Books
This year, Bubbly Books, Focus Publishing, Mitsubishi RTM, POPULAR, Read with You, Scholastic Asia, and Singapore Book Publishers Association have come onboard to support the Read for Books initiative.
You can also play a part and contribute to Read for Books 2024.
Start by first registering their interest with National Reading Movement.
Then, between 1 to 30 July 2024, spend 15 minutes reading in your own space, or if even organise a reading party online for friends and family to participate.
Patrons can participate in Read for Books anywhere, including at the office with their colleagues, or even at the libraries at one of Community TakeOver spaces.
To participate in Read for Books, patrons can register their interest to participate in the initiative, read for 15 minutes, snap photos of the session and submit them.
Get more information about Read for Books.
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