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Reading Hour Sweeps Estonia as Writers, Mayors and Book Lovers Join the Chain

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Estonia will mark International Literacy Day with a nationwide reading hour from 11 a.m. to noon on September 8.
  • A public reading in Tallinn will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Estonia Boulevard, with writers from the city joining the reading chain.
  • Tallinn City Government will also begin its regular meeting with a reading break to welcome readers across Estonia.

Estonia is turning International Literacy Day into a nationwide reading hour, inviting people to pause and read together on Tuesday, September 8, from 11 a.m. to noon.

In Tallinn, the public reading will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Estonia Boulevard, between the Central City Library and Tallinn Secondary School of Science. Several writers from Tallinn will join the reading chain.

Tallinn City Government will also open its regular meeting with a reading break, sending a greeting to readers across Estonia.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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