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2019.04.24 09:47 GMT+8

China holds event commemorating World Book and Copyright Day

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An event commemorating the 24th World Book and Copyright Day was held at the National Library of China (NLC) Tuesday.

The event was jointly held by the NLC, the Library Society of China (LSC) and Xuexi.cn, a news reading platform, as well as the national library circle, according to an NLC statement.

Held at the art center of the NLC, 10 winners of the 14th Wenjin Book Award were announced, including five social science books, three for science popularization and two children's books.

Winners of the 14th Wenjin Book Award are announced at the National Library of China on April 23, 2019. /Photo via Bjnews

Together with representatives from national public libraries, Rao Quan, curator of the NLC and president of the LSC, called on libraries to facilitate civil reading and advance the building of a learning society.

As of April 19, a total of 3,039 libraries of all kinds at various levels and some reading promotion institutions have joined the movement, the statement said.

Set by the NLC in 2004 and joined by the national library circle, Wenjin Book Award aims to recommend books to readers and foster a reading atmosphere in society.

(Cover: Screenshot of the World Book Day page on the website of the National Library of China. /Photo via the NLC)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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