Have a happy WBD (World Book Day!)

EACH year, the first Thursday in March is celebrated as World Book Day. Here are 10 great ways to celebrate—not just on WBD but EVERY day—and to show words you love ’em!

  1. Curl up with that brand new book, the one you got for Christmas that you haven’t had time to read yet.

  2. Read poetry to your loved one in an intimate setting.

  3. Donate books to a school or reading programme.

  4. Volunteer to read at a school, in your community or on a hospital ward.

  5. Get started on the Barbadian titles in ArtsEtc’s recommended reading lists for 2011 and 2012. It’s a great place to begin. 

  6. Start—or finish—writing that book of your own.

  7. Support your local author—buy Bajan!

  8. Join, or start, a book club.

  9. Make a pledge to find 30 minutes in your day, every day (OK, then, at least a couple of days a week!) to read to a child—yours or someone else’s.

10. Teach someone to read.