World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading.
Some people like to read the biographies of the most influential people in history, like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi; some people like novels that send chills down their spines, from goth horror novels like Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein to Stephen Kingâs epistolary novel, Carrie. Some prefer the classics, like Pride and Prejudice or the Old Man and the Sea.
Regardless of the kind of books you like the most, the indisputable truth is that the world would not be the same without them. Books have been educating and inspiring us for thousands of years, so it should go without saying that World Book Day is a more than a well-deserved holiday.
Books are more than simple pieces of paper with words on them (or, in the case of digital books, a bunch of pixels on a screen). Theyâre a door into another world, whether thatâs one full of fiction and imagination or a factual world that teaches you incredible new things.
World Book Day is all about celebrating the wonderful power of books and the joy of reading. Itâs especially meant to help encourage a love of reading in children, but people of all ages can recognise and celebrate the day.
Staff led the celebrations by dressing as their favourite book characters, and students were gifted a book token.
Happy World Book Day!
