Community Literature

15th Annual Book Day

Our yearly city-wide book giveaway!

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Details

Date(s)

Wed, Mar 17, 2027

8:00am

Contact

Locations coming soon!

Location

info@irishartscenter.org

Overview

Every year, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the most cherished of Irish traditions: sharing our stories. The IAC family of volunteers, staff, sponsors, and supporters, along with our partners at the New York City Council, will be handing out free books at Book Day pop-up stations all across the city. Locations to be announced in March 2027.


To volunteer, please email iacbookday@gmail.com.

Publishers and authors wishing to donate books, please contact rachael@irishartscenter.org.


Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, the Emigrant Support Programme, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, and the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York.



   

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Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; the Covillo Lynch Foundation; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the British Council; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Tara Circle, Inc; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; the Harkness Foundation for Dance; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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