Spreading reading culture in the new era

Students of Dai Trach Primary School No. 1 (Bo Trach district, Quang Binh) read books in the library.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented 400 books to students in disadvantaged areas at the launching ceremony in response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day.

As the 10th year Quang Binh province has organized Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, Mr. Mai Xuan Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Binh province, said that this is an opportunity to honor the value of books, affirm the role and importance of books in social life, in developing knowledge, inspiring creativity and spreading reading culture in the community.

“This is also an opportunity for everyone to look back at their own reading habits, their family's and society's, thereby spreading the spirit of love for books and lifelong learning - an important factor in developing high-quality human resources in the current digital transformation period,” said the Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Binh province.

Officers and soldiers share the meaning of reading books with students of Ngu Thuy Primary and Secondary School No. 1.

With many practical and meaningful activities such as: discussions, exchanges, dialogues, exhibitions, storytelling competitions based on books; building grassroots bookcases; serving e-books; organizing mobile library vehicles in localities and schools, Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day gradually creates the habit and love of reading among students and people of all walks of life.

Besides, to encourage reading, agencies and departments of Quang Binh province have coordinated to organize many meaningful activities and competitions.

The third “Reading Culture Ambassador” contest organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Binh province is considered one of the practical cultural and educational events to spread and arouse the passion for reading, promote the reading movement among the young generation, and contribute to the development of reading culture in schools.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ngan, Principal of Loc Ninh Primary School (Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh), organizing the response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day is one of the activities that teachers and students look forward to.

Ca Xeng Border Guard Station coordinated with Thuong Hoa Primary and Secondary School (Minh Hoa District) to organize a response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025 .

In late April, many schools in Quang Binh organized activities to respond to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day.

With the theme "Books for me, for you", the festival attracted the participation of nearly 600 teachers and students of Loc Ninh Primary School (Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh).

Bustling festival in response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day at Loc Ninh Primary School (Dong Hoi City).

Here, children can express their thoughts about their favorite books. They have the opportunity to role-play the characters they are learning about. And when combined with other interesting experiential activities, acquiring knowledge from books becomes closer and more interesting.

Understanding the importance of reading, over the years, under the close guidance of the board of directors, Hai Dinh Primary School (Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh) has regularly organized Book Festivals.

According to Ms. Luong Thi Hoa Ly, Principal of Hai Dinh Primary School, the festival aims to create a useful playground for students. This is also an opportunity to honor books and develop a reading culture for all students in the school in particular and students across the country in general. Through many forms of expression such as: introducing books, telling stories from books, reading books with friends, acting out scenes... to see the dedication of teachers and students in creating unique and impressive competitions.

Students of Hai Dinh Primary School (Dong Hoi City) share their feelings about the books they like.

Teachers and students of Hai Dinh Primary School respond to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025.

With the desire to spread the reading culture to students, Dong Phu Primary School (Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh) has organized meaningful and practical activities such as: decorating and displaying books in the classroom library and stairwell library; arranging books artistically - presenting book models with the theme: "Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification"; contest to introduce books in English; launching the movement "Contribute a small book, read thousands of good books".

Students of Loc Ninh Primary School read books together.

According to Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Mai, Vice Principal of Dong Phu Primary School, the above activities aim to inspire students to form and maintain the habit of reading, training them to choose books and newspapers with good content, high educational value suitable for each student's psychology.

It is known that the reading movement in Dong Phu Primary School is maintained regularly through organizing classes and reading sessions at the library; writing comments, drawing pictures according to book covers; organizing the contest "My favorite book page", the contest "Introducing books in English".

Teachers and students of Dong Phu Primary School participate in the Book Festival.

At Ngu Thuy Primary and Secondary School No. 1 (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh), the Quang Binh Provincial Border Guard coordinated with the school to organize many activities towards Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025 associated with propaganda to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and national reunification.

Excitedly participating in the activities, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich (grade 9, Ngu Thuy Primary and Secondary School No. 1) said: "The festival brought joy to me and my friends in the school. We are aware that reading books is to gain knowledge, knowledge to serve ourselves and serve everyone."

Painting exhibition at Dong Phu Primary School yard during Book Festival.

Combining art performances and historical knowledge question and answer games, the Quang Binh Provincial Border Guard Library has displayed and introduced many new works about the Border Guard force, creating opportunities for students to gain a deeper understanding of the journey of managing and protecting border security and sovereignty; topics of interest; sharing experiences about reading; and better understanding the value of books in life.

Spreading the value of reading does not stop at organizing a Reading Festival but requires more efforts and attention. In particular, to build a reading habit among students, it requires the cooperation of parents, teachers and the whole society.

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