President Higgins marks World Book Day with donation of books

The books donated by the President include books bought by the President as well as books given as gifts to the President by the books’ authors and related groups.

The donation was the latest in a series of donations of books made by President Higgins to the public library service, commencing with a donation of over 700 books in February 2020. 

President Higgins said: “World Book Day is an important reminder of the importance of reading and of the insight that books can provide into so many worlds, real and imaginary. Public libraries provide a vital resource within communities, offering assistance and guidance to readers of all ages, and helping each of us to find the book that we need at a given moment."

Some of the books donated include the following: 

• Aquatic Plants in Ireland : A Photographic Guide by Joe Caffrey, Ronan Matson and Rossa O’Briain
• Mapping New Territories in Art and Architectural Histories : Essays in Honour of Roger Stalley: edited by Niamh NicGhabhann and Danielle O’Donovan
• The History and Heritage of St. James’s Hospital, Dublin by Davis Coakley & Mary Coakley
• Ireland : The Taste and The Country by Mike Bunn; Introduced by JP Donleavy
• On Land and Water : Irish Wildlife Through Image and Poetry by Sheena Jolley and D.J. O’Sullivan; Introduction by Éanna Ní Lamhna
• Ag Útamáil Liom – Cuimhní Cinn by Pádraic Breathnach
• Cnaipí agus Scéalta Eile by Colm Ó Snodaigh

All the books come with a special inscription from the President and will be available to borrow from the library using your library card.