For Local Authorities

Reading enriches communities. It is the foundation for innovation and belonging. It forms our intellectual competencies, builds self-confidence, fosters community connections, teaches empathy and listening, makes our brains efficient and creative computers for processing data and forming innovations. Reading citizens will create a strong local community with enormous potential; a community which they will not want to leave.

Join us. For Real

You can set up a project team to work out how you want to celebrate the European Authors Day Read.ForReal 11^th November -12^th December in your town or region.
Organize activities people, families, teenagers and children: author meetings, book exchanges or book clubs,
You can establish partnerships with local libraries, schools, bookshops, kindergartens and businesses,
Show your activities on your profiles – commitment to reading is the fulfilment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Download and USE

Enjoy the free downloads.

Download and post on your social media around #EuropeanAuthorsDay #ReadForReal.

Open invitation

The invitation is open, anyone can join. Fill in the registration form at the bottom of this webpage.

We’ll be sharing inspiring photos, personal stories, and key updates on our social media – stay tuned and be sure to follow us on:

Share what you read with us, tag read.forreal, so that we can like your posts. Use the following hashtags

#EuropeanAuthorsDay

#ReadForReal

#ReadForEurope

#ReadWithEurope