General Secretary Ngo Phuong Ly's wife visited Oodi Central Library and presented a "Vietnamese Bookshelf"

Within the framework of the official visit to the Republic of Finland, on October 21, in the capital Helsinki, the wife of General Secretary To Lam, Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly, and the wife of the President of Finland, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, visited the Oodi Central Library.

General Secretary To Lam's wife, Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly, presented the Oodi Library with the "Vietnamese Bookshelf".

The two ladies visited the exhibition areas, reading space, Book Heaven area - "Book Paradise", film screenings, art exhibitions, seminars, art creations, science and technology exploration, group work, entertainment, and event organization for all ages.

Introducing the formation process, architecture as well as outstanding activities of Oodi Library, Library Director Anna-Maria Soininvaara emphasized that Oodi Library is one of the most modern cultural works in Finland, considered a symbol of "open knowledge" and a creative community space for Helsinki people.

General Secretary To Lam's wife, Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly, expressed her joy at visiting Oodi Library - a creative cultural space and was very impressed with the layout and massive, modern document system of the Library; thanked Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb and the Library's Board of Directors for their warm welcome.

Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly shared that in the context of rapid development of science, technology and media, knowledge can be accessed through many platforms, but Oodi Library still maintains its mission - to be a center of creativity, knowledge sharing and community connection. This is a unique model for Vietnam to refer to. Vietnamese people have long considered reading books as an indispensable part of the journey of knowledge and personality improvement.

The two ladies visited the exhibition areas and reading space.

The General Secretary's wife was particularly impressed with Finland's education policy and system, where books and knowledge are not only preserved but also spread, inspiring creativity and promoting community development.

On this occasion, Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly, on behalf of the Vietnamese Delegation, presented the Oodi Library with a "Vietnamese Bookcase" consisting of more than 120 selected books, nearly 160 Vietnamese and bilingual books in 4 main thematic groups: Literature and art books with classic Vietnamese literary works, modern short stories, anthologies of Vietnamese poems and fairy tales, helping foreign readers and overseas Vietnamese children understand more about the Vietnamese language and soul.

Vietnamese history and culture books introduce the journey of building and defending the country, cultural celebrities, customs and tangible and intangible heritage recognized by UNESCO. Contemporary Vietnam - Integration and Development books include bilingual books and publications introducing the country and people of Vietnam in the period of renovation and international integration, along with publications on diplomacy, education, science, technology, environment and sustainable development.

Books for children and Vietnamese language practice, a special group of books aimed at the young Vietnamese community in Finland, including translated books of famous Finnish literary works, comics, bilingual picture books and extended reading books to preserve and spread the Vietnamese language among the second and third generations of Vietnamese people abroad.

The “Vietnamese Bookshelf” is located in the Book Heaven area, on the 3rd floor of the Library, along with other foreign language books. This will be the first Vietnamese reading corner in the Helsinki public library system, open free of charge to the public and the Vietnamese community in Finland.

Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly emphasized that the Oodi Library's solemn space to receive the "Vietnamese Bookcase" is a vivid demonstration of the openness, respect and appreciation of Finland's cultural diversity; hoping that from this first bookcase, in the future there will be more bookcases and cultural exchange programs organized in Finland and many other countries where Vietnamese people live. These will be sustainable "knowledge bridges", nurturing understanding, respect and friendship between nations.

The wife of the President of Finland, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, thanked Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly for her gift, emphasizing that the "Vietnam Bookshelf" has a very special meaning, contributing to bridging the understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries.

Library Director Anna-Maria Soininvaara expressed her deep gratitude for Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly's meaningful gift, considering it a testament to the friendship and people-to-people exchange between the two countries, and affirmed that Oodi Library will respectfully introduce and maintain the "Vietnamese Bookshelf" as part of the library's multilingual space.

HANH NGUYEN

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