World Book Capital 2020

Kuala Lumpur, Unesco World Book Capital 2020

Asia PacificJuly 22, 2020

(19 Jul 2020) Sheikh Faisal Sheikh Mansor, KLWBC2020 Secretariat Honorary Secretary, Malaysia, shared what Kuala Lumpur has been doing to work toward this goal. “After the highly successful event, more virtual events are being held. Writing competitions, storytelling competitions and poetry writing and reciting competitions targeting children and adults managed to attract not just local…

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Kuala Lumpur named World Book Capital 2020

Asia Pacific, Libraries, PublishersSeptember 21, 2018

(20 September 2018) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was named World Book Capital for the year 2020 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledge-based society and accessible reading for all…

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Applications open for World Book Capital 2020: IFLA encourages bids that highlight libraries

UncategorizedSeptember 19, 2017

(19 September 2017) Every year, a new world city is named UNESCO World Book Capital. This honour is an opportunity both to celebrate local writing and culture, but also to promote reading and a love of books among residents and visitors. IFLA has a key role in advising UNESCO on the choice, alongside the International…

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