St Mark’s Junior School receive €1,500 worth of books for school

OUT of 300 entrants across Ireland, St Mark’s Junior National School was one out of five schools chosen for the nationwide competition award, Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries.

The award, created by Children’s Books Ireland (CBI), will present St Mark’s JNS with €1,500 worth of books.

Named in memory of CBI’s former patron and long-time friend of the organisation, the award provides aid to schools who have a lack of funding available to buy books for their students.

“We chose schools where there was a clear need for the books, and where we felt the libraries would have a significant impact on the students,” said Elaine Ryan, director of CBI.