Ireland Reads - Protecting Your Mental Well-being

Ireland Reads is a public libraries initiative, in partnership with publishers, booksellers, authors and others under the Government’s Keep Well Campaign

The idea is to take time to squeeze in a read in order to do something you enjoy and in doing so look after your mental well-being.

At the time of publication 527,045 hours of reading had been pledged.

Reading for even just 30 minutes has been scientifically proven to reduce stress levels.

Check out this amazing initiative and pledge to squeeze in a read over at Ireland Reads

Did you know you can join the library online and use the Borrowbox App to read a wide variety of amazing books or listen audiobooks for free on your mobile, kindle or other smart device.

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