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Nati per Leggere is an Italian national programme that promotes reading aloud to children from early infancy. It offers free reading activities to families with children up to six years old, carried out through local reading points (presidi) run by childcare professionals and volunteers.

The programme targets parents and caregivers, and professionals such as pediatricians, librarians and educators, who take part as operators or volunteers after completing training courses. Its activities are financed by the Centro per il Libro e la Lettura, regional, provincial and municipal bodies participating in the programme. It also publishes a book selection through an editorial observatory and sells a gift box of picture books for newborns.

Nati per Leggere was launched in 1999, when a group met in Assisi to lay its foundations. It was developed together with the Associazione Culturale Pediatri, the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche and the Centro per la Salute delle Bambine e dei Bambini, and is present in all Italian regions. The programme runs a national award for books, pediatricians and local projects.

Product: Free reading activities for families with children up to 6, local reading points, book selections, training courses and a newborn gift box.