Vietnam Reading Culture Festival

On the morning of December 6th, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the opening ceremony of the "2023 Reading Culture Festival – Union of Libraries in the Southeast and Southern Central regions".

This year's Reading Culture Festival, themed "Books for Me, for You," is taking place at the Binh Thuan Library, providing a beneficial and healthy playground for readers of all ages. Activities include tours, seminars on scientific and effective reading methods; developing a reading culture; interaction with guests; quizzes on topics such as "Traffic Safety for Students" and "Combating School Violence"; an emotional intelligence competition; presentations on the current STEM program in education ; fun science activities; and book introductions. In addition, mobile multimedia library vehicles from various provinces will display and introduce books, newspapers, and magazines, and provide on-site services; they will also visit several schools in Phan Thiet city and surrounding districts.

Mr. Vo Thanh Huy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, delivered the opening speech.

Delegates and students attend the opening ceremony of the 2023 Reading Culture Festival.

Mr. Vo Thanh Huy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: In life, books are a treasure trove of knowledge, a spiritual cultural product that plays a very important role. "Books are teachers," teaching us how to live, how to be a good person, and guiding us towards noble human values. Books are like close friends. Reading has long been an essential need for everyone. Regardless of the era, people have always considered learning and reading as one of the ways to improve their knowledge, personal progress in life, and contribute to social development.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan and the Director of the Binh Thuan Library presented flowers and commemorative tokens to the units participating in the festival.

Vietnam Cultural Knowledge Book Joint Stock Company donated books worth 30 million VND to Binh Thuan Library.

The "Vietnam Reading Culture Festival 2023" program, taking place from December 6-8, with the participation of libraries from the provinces of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Binh Thuan, will contribute to promoting reading culture, making reading a habit and a cultural beauty among all officials, employees, students, and the general public. It aims to raise the intellectual level of the people, develop knowledge, skills, and creative thinking, educate and cultivate human character, and ensure that the "flow of reading culture" is always open, continuous, and constantly developing.