It’s an exciting time, the National Year of Reading 2012 is about to be officially launched at the National Library of Australia in Canberra on  the 14th February. What a fantastic celebration! If you’re a reader, writer, publisher, book lover, bookologist or just a bookaholic there will be something in your state to celebrate. You can even participate by voting for one of the National Year of Reading book club collection for 2012? I read more than  7,000 votes had been registered by the end of November online at the ABC site. It’s not too late to have your say – voting doesn’t end until 6th January 2012.

You can read more about National Year of reading at  www.love2read.org.au

From the National Year of Reading 2012 Newsletter…

Launch day approaching for National Year of Reading 2012

We’ve had news of some wonderfully inventive state, territory and local launches for the National Year of Reading all around Australia during February. They include a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne; a celebration of reading in Adelaide’s Rundle Mall; readings from books that have inspired local people, at Hawkesbury Central Library, NSW, and the opening of the Are We There Yet? exhibition at the Northern Territory Library, in Darwin.

The national event takes place at the National Library of Australia in Canberra on 14 February. It will be hosted by our patron William McInnes and by the ABC’s Jennifer Byrne, with guests including VIPs from the worlds of government, entertainment, books and publishing.