1,566  young children in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have benefited from free book bag – Cllr. Eoin O’Driscoll

1,566  young children in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have benefited from free book bag – Cllr. Eoin O’Driscoll

Children across Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have benefitted from a free book bag as part of the Little Library Initiative, Fine Gael Councillor Eoin O’Driscoll has said.

Cllr. Eoin O’Driscoll said the books and resources in the book bag, which is available in both English and as Gaeilge, has supported parents and their children in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in the transition to primary school.

“I’m delighted to see so many children in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown benefit from the My Little Library initiative.

“The scheme seeks to build strong links between young children, their families and their local library.

“These books and stories help each child prepare for this big step in transitioning to primary school. Books are a great way of helping parents support their children with their early language and literacy development.

“Across the country, almost 40,000 young children have benefited from the Little Library initiative this year.

“Nearly 20,000 children across Ireland will also join the library this year because of the My Little Library initiative.

“There is still a small number of Little Library book bags in libraires around the country for any five- and six-year-olds who have still to collect their bag. I encourage all remaining families to avail of this initiative and to join the library,” concluded Cllr. Eoin O’Driscoll