AQW 28219/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what actions he is taking to promote the benefits of early reading.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 5 June 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 5 June 2025
- Answer due by
- 20 June 2025
- Answered
- 18 July 202543 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
This issue is an operational matter for Libraries NI.
I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:
‘Libraries NI’s Reading and Reader Development Strategy 2024-27 aims to foster a love of reading, to promote the benefits of reading and enhance the reading experience for people of all ages.
Libraries NI promotes the benefits of early reading through outreach work such as class visits and collaborative working with the Department of Education. There are also a number of initiatives delivered by Libraries NI including:
Libraries NI Learning Hub and Kids Hub
School Preparedness webpage
Rhythm and Rhyme
Storyteller in Residence and Storytime
The Big Summer Read’