It touches me deeply that the thousands attending have the same love of books that I have had since I was a child
To mark the launch of last year's Dublin Book Festival, Tadgh Doyle , Jack Siron , Doireann Doyle , and Roisin Doyle with a special tree made of books created for the festival winter garden. Photograph: Nick BradshawIreland has always been a nation of storytellers. We are famous for telling our stories through words, dance, art and music. It is not only literary giants from our past such as Yeats, Wilde or Beckett that we are known for.
Our free family programme has grown over the years and we have had to increase our capacity to cater for our ever-growing young audience. Families come in their droves to meet authors, illustrators and to take part in the festival. These are our future readers and I don’t see a decline in their numbers, I have watched them grow and thrive.
Dublin City Libraries will host many of our schools’ programme and Dún Laoghaire library will host several events including with author Sinéad Gleeson and poet Michael Longley.
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