That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Book Trust on being named a Successful Practices Honoree by the American Library of Congress for its Bookbug Programme and Read Write Count book gifting; understands that it is one of the few international award winners, and recognises what it sees as the importance of this work in increasing accessibility to reading materials, encouraging Scotland’s children and young people to read and, in turn, improving their development and language skills.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Patrick Harvie, Jamie Hepburn, Fulton MacGregor, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Brian Whittle