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Irish Arts Center- Book Day 2014
March 17, 2014
Free
A citywide celebration of Irish literature
Monday, March 17 | 7 am until the books run out!
From The Bronx to Staten Island, Manhattan’s Upper West Side to Brighton Beach, and stops in between, the Irish Arts Center will celebrate St Patrick’s Day by giving New Yorkers the gift of free Irish literature.
For our fourth annual Book Day, volunteers across the city will be handing out thousands of books to commuters and school children at transit hubs across all five New York City boroughs.
Get involved!
For book donation and sponsorship opportunities promoting this day of literacy and Irish culture, contact Rachael Gilkey at rachael@irishartscenter.org.
Irish Arts Center Book Day is inspired by a similar event run by Solas Nua in Washington D.C. since 2006.
Special thanks to all our generous donors who help make our free programming possible:
Joseph L. Arena, Kenneth Badree, Livia Brode, Chris Carney, William Thomas Clark, Kim Dicker, Kate and Bob Devlin, Tripp Donnelly (in honor of Ray Donnelly Jr.), Rob Dunne, Dennis J. Foran, Cindi and John Galiher, Michele Holcomb, Bryan J. Houlihan (in honor of Philip and Kay McAndrews), Pamela Brandt and Thomas Campbell Jackson, Declan Kelly, Larry Douglas Meyers (in honor of Maria Borger), Rachel and Harry Moseley, John Murphy, John O’Connor (in honor of Tom Moran), Aisling Studdert, Lisa Mary Sullivan (in honor of Lt. Stephen John Healy, USN 1962-1987), Rosie and David Turner.
Irish Arts Center Book Day is inspired by a similar event run by Solas Nua in Washington D.C. since 2006.