The Parkland College Library will be a distribution site for World Book Night 2013 and is asking area residents to volunteer as book givers for the event.
Celebrated globally on April 23, World Book Night made its debut in the US in 2012, according to the organization’s website,
www.us.worldbooknight.org. It is also celebrated in the UK, Ireland, and Germany.
The goal for the night is to put good paperbacks into the hands of light or non-readers in US communities to cultivate an appreciation for reading. Last year, book givers personally handed out half a million printed books in 5,800 towns and cities across the country.
World Book Night provides 20 free paperback copies of one title to each book giver, who then seeks to give them to new readers, especially those who may not have access to printed books.
The Library will be hosting an open house and reception for World Book Night on Thursday, April 18, 2013, where the paperbacks will be handed to book givers. Residents may register to be a World Book Night 2013 book giver by visiting
www.us.worldbooknight.org/how-do-i-get-involved/apply-giver-us/application-guidelines and completing the application. The deadline for applications is January 23, 2013.