Reading promises

Make a reading promise for the Year of Reading.

We've put together some suggestions or you can make up your own.

See promises already received. Email yours to cityinfo@plymouth.gov.uk

Our suggestions

• Read at least 6 books
• Share a book with a member of my family, friend or teacher
• Read to my child at least once a week
• Talk about books with someone else at least once a month
• Read a newspaper or magazine at least once a week
• Get help with my reading
• Give a book as a gift to a relative or friend
• Read a book by an author I’ve never heard of before
• Join a reading group
• Join a library
• Donate a book to charity
• Leave a book in a public place for someone else to read
• Write a book review for my local library or school

Your reading promises

I promise to.....

Do all that I can to encourage communities to support the National Year of Reading. David James Lord Mayor

Buy and introduce my new great granddaughter to a wide selection of children's books. Diane James Lady Mayoress

Read more in 2008 (at least six books). Steve Mallinson (Macebearer)

Read the last Harry Potter and not buy it on CD. Councillor Glenn Jordan

Read a wider variety of books. C May

Share all the books I read by donating them to the 'Book Swap' initiative in my workplace. Heather Ogburn

Read more novels and finish writing my own. Matt Fleming

Read a newspaper or magazine more than once a week.

Share with members of my family and friends.

Teach my grandson to read and be very aware that by reading he will learn so much.

Talk about books with someone else at least once a month.

Read three books on holiday and to use the book swap in my office to share them later. L Ross

Share a book with my daughter every morning before work in addition to the bedtime story.

Make more time for reading - maybe switch off the television instead of watching mindlessly.

Read to my daughter more.

Read three books by authors I have never heard of before. Sue Lancaster

Read books that are more challenging

Recycle books I have read and donate them to the reading library at work.

Read aloud to mummy every day. Jenna

Help my grandchildren to read.

Leave a book in a public place. Emma

Bring my daughter to the library more often.

Write a book. Jordan

Share books with others

Complete one of my stories. Jade

Read a book every day to my children.

Read more books this year and engage my daughter more in the story.

Keep reading and help my granddaughter to read her book.

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