Book Week at Holbrook School in October 1986 - Credit: Archant Can you spot yourself or a family member in these photos of past book weeks at Suffolk schools? Book week at Halifax School in Ipswich in 1990 - Credit: Archant This week, youngsters will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday, March 4 - although the festivities will be different from usual because of lockdown. Long Melford Primary School's Book Week in May 1989 - Credit: Archant Book Week at St Pancras School in Ipswich in June 1990 - Credit: Archant But even before World Book Day was launched in 1997, many schools held their own book weeks and festivals to celebrate children's love of reading.