Book Week 2026 - Messages of Support
Dr Katy Radford – Book Week 2026
“Libraries have always been a safe haven for me. As a single parent and student at Queens, I relied on them as places for afterschool study and leisure time for both my children and for me together. Whether that was on Annadale Embankment or the Lisburn Road they offered a place of sanctuary and calm.”
Dr Katy Radford
Director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
Ministerial Ambassadors
Gordon Lyons MLA, Liz Kimmins MLA, Naomi Long MLA, Andrew Muir MLA, and Paul Givan MLA.
Dame Mary Beard
In Belfast – Book Week 2026
Prime Minister
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Katy Radford
Director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
