I know so many of you are already on Instagram, spreading the #BookGivingDay love. So it really was about time that International Book Giving Day joined Instagram too. Here we are.
I’d love you to pop over & say hello.
Feel free to tag @internationalbookgivingday in your photos too.
Of course, we still very much enjoy Twitter and Facebook too, where you will be able to continue keep up with all our lovely news.
Here’s a whirlwind tour of the fantastic #BookGivingDay acts of generosity I’ve spied so far today…
Haslemere Bookshop in the UK…
We’re also celebrating #bookgivingday today! pic.twitter.com/rHt9rbWet5
— Haslemere Bookshop (@HaslemereBooks) February 14, 2018
A great treasure hunt from Prenderland Books, Bolton UK…
So excited for #bookgivingday tomorrow! We’re hiding these books in our village for children to find and one of them contains a bookmark signed by @davidwalliams #childrensbooks #sharebooks pic.twitter.com/jMQzb2oakP
— Prenderland Books (@prenderland) February 13, 2018
Lots of book giving in Turkey…
#heranımdabahçeşehir#BookGivingDay@bookgivingday#bahçeşehirbursamodernpic.twitter.com/Tz6qrQowFc
— Elif Güneş Altıntaş (@elifgnter) February 14, 2018
Afyon bahcesehir schools in Turkey, take a close look at the lovely book tree…
Afyon Bahçeşehir Koleji ~ Okulöncesi öğretmeni 🏛 ☄Belki de dinozorların nesli tükenmed
#heranimdabahcesehir #BookGivingDay @gayetskpl @tugbaozdinc pic.twitter.com/u8YeGqU7H1
— Melda Yabuz (@meldayabuz) February 14, 2018
and Bandırma in Turkey… Turkey are ALL over #BookGivingDay this year!
Yeşil sınıf kitap değişim günümüz kutlu olsun. @bookgivingday #heranımdabahçeşehir #BookGivingDay pic.twitter.com/eyZyBqf0Cm
— Bahçeşehir Koleji Bandırma Kampüsü (@BKBANDIRMA) February 14, 2018
Walthamstow, UK…
The Springfield Road little free library is primed and ready for #bookgivingday – take books, bring books. Enjoy reading. pic.twitter.com/PH30xi0oyy
— Walthamstow Diary (@StowDiary) February 14, 2018
Another lovely treasure hunt…
If anyone finds this in #BasingstokeSportsCentre let me know! @BasSportsCentre #BookGivingDay @bookgivingday #dinosaurs #WinitWednesday pic.twitter.com/R0fmC3Ht6A
— LibraryGirl&BookBoy (@BookSuperhero2) February 14, 2018
At the Mary Rose Museum, UK…
We’ve had lots of children in the museum today picking up their copies of “A Dog’s Tale” for #BookGivingDay
Hope they enjoy reading it! #BookGivingDay pic.twitter.com/epWpQsTdno
— The Mary Rose (@MaryRoseMuseum) February 14, 2018
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Happy BookGivingDay 2018!
Are you ready?
I can’t wait to hear about your stories of book giving and receiving across the globe today. And, In case you are stuck for a few ideas, here are a few stories from this year that have already reached us…
Meredith Vigh collected books for a school library in England,
Just did a count – 317 books donated to my school library for #bookgivingday! Absolutely outstanding! #bookbuddy @bookgivingday #librariesareimportant #saveourlibraries pic.twitter.com/sip39K9LQD
— Meredith Vigh (@MeredithVigh) February 9, 2018
Sarah Broadley collected books for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh,
A HUGE @bookgivingday @echcharity thank you to @andyjshepherd @Busy_Beap @Spacejackers @peterbunzl @ELIZFRAT @pennyjoelson @ljlittleson @ElizabethREzra @BookshelfSpace @ally_sherrick for all your donations to #RoyalHospitalforSickChildrenEdinburgh! pic.twitter.com/TxqbNkRN4P
— Sarah Broadley (@sarahpbroadley) February 9, 2018
Needy Readers in Sri Lanka have been very busy collecting…
Meanwhile in Turkey…
Bende 14 Şubat #BookGivingDay e katılıyorum ve kütüphanemdeki 3 kitabımı paylaşıyorum. Bakalım nerelere gidecek ☺🎈 @bookgivingday pic.twitter.com/hLHb2SYoZr
— Tuğba Özdinç Kater (@tugbaozdinc) February 13, 2018
Book bouquets have been spotted in Australia…
Prepping a #bookbouquet for @bookgivingday #BookGivingDay pic.twitter.com/n5hCdAVtBM
— Debra Tidball (@debratidball) February 13, 2018
Plans are very much underway for #bookgivingday 2018.
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#bookgivingday was bigger than ever this year – thank you so much for spreading the love of reading on 14th February. A huge welcome to both Pakistan and Gibraltar who’ve participated for the first time this year. We continue to be heartened by your wonderful stories of book giving across the globe. Social media is chock-a-block full of amazing examples, here are just a few…
#bookgivingday reached Gibraltar for the very first time this year thanks to The StoryTeller. They distributed books to places such as Varyl Begg Preschool, John Mackintosh Hall Library, Women’s Refuge, PC Dental Clinic, PC Child Health Clinic, & Jellybabies Nursery.
Sarah Cox, told us of her charity bookshop in Danham Market Norfolk, UK, spreading the book love…
Sinking Springs Elementary in York, Pennsylvania had great fun leaving book surprises around their school…
Another country new to #bookgivingday this year was Pakistan – More than 200 books were distributed in Transworld School Rawalpindi Pakistan. A Story Telling Session was also held in which Ms. Ailya Khan and Mr. Ahmad Shah mesmerized the students with amazing stories. Story Telling Sessions were also held in ROOTS School System DHA Islamabad Pakistan where students donated books for poor students.
Author Zehra Hicks took books along to her local libraries in the UK…
The lovely school librarian, Book Lover Jo, chose four organisations to donate of these book bundles to in the UK…
Nektaria gifted books in Greece… we hear that #bookgivingday has really taken off here!
Giving free new and used books to children and adults at Edmonton,Canada. Thanks to the support from students, parents and teachers of Grandview Heights School…
Have we included your plans? Comment below, or post your pics on social media using #bookgivingday and we’ll find you!
