Join the Movement for BookSunday – the New Holiday Where All the Gifts are Books!
The goal is simple – More Books in More Hands to Create More Readers!
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Help make the second Sunday in March a new holiday – BookSunday – a holiday where everyone gives books to their children, husbands, wives, partners, co-workers or friends!
If you need any convincing on the necessity of BookSunday, take a look at these statistics – beginning with this one from the National Endowment for the Arts: 57% of American adults did NOT read a single novel, short story, poem or play last year! And according to the Pew Research Center, 27% of American adults have NOT READ EVEN PART OF ANY BOOK in the last year whether in print, electronic or audio form.
7
minutes
Time spent reading for pleasure by average 20-34 year old per day
US Dept. of Labor Statistics
16
minutes
Time spent reading for pleasure by average adult per day
US Dept. of Labor Statistics
304
minutes
Time spent watching TV by average American adult per day
Nielson Company
42
percent
College students who will NOT read a single book after graduation
Huffpost/YouGov survey
57
percent
American adults who did NOT read a novel, short story, or poem last year.
Nat’l Endowment for the Arts
80
percent
American families who did NOT buy a single book last year.
Huffpost/YouGov survey
These numbers are even more alarming when you realize that the overwhelming majority of studies demonstrate how important books are for knowledge, verbal skills, education, relaxation and general well-being.
That’s where BookSunday comes in. By creating a new holiday, attention is focused onto books without the distraction of toys, electronics, vehicles, Santa Claus or Birthday Cake. Children begin to look forward to receiving books, parents can emphasize the importance of reading in a fun and exciting way, and people of all ages can give some joy to their friends and relatives. Once BookSunday takes hold, these numbers will move in a better direction!
Giving Books Their Due
In the 1950’s, George and Mary Jane Cochran created a new holiday for their family ― BookSunday. They knew that a book could never compete as an exciting gift against the latest toy or gadget. So rather than letting books be tossed aside like a package of socks from Grandma, they invented a holiday where all the gifts were books. In 2020, one of their sons founded a non-profit organization to get people across the country to celebrate BookSunday on the second Sunday of March every year.
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