This year's Taiwan Reading Festival "Happy Reading Carnival" will be held at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Park today and tomorrow.

(Provided by the Ministry of Education)

[Reporter Yang Mianjie/Taipei Report] Continue to promote reading!

This year's Taiwan Reading Festival "Happy Reading Carnival" will be held at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Park today and tomorrow.

Minister of Education Pan Wenzhong pointed out at the opening ceremony that under the epidemic, "e-books" have become a new reading trend. Last year, the number of borrowed books increased by more than 122% compared with the previous year, and the national library has also been recognized by international organizations. All people are invited to join in read.

The opening ceremony of the Taiwan Reading Festival Joyful Reading Carnival, including Pan Wenzhong and diplomatic envoys from many countries, attended the event to jointly promote public reading.

According to the Ministry of Education, this is the first time that a 2-day program has been launched. This year, more than 250 creative reading activities have been planned with 150 co-organizers. Language and food and agriculture education, etc.

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Minister of Education Pan Wenzhong told the story of "The Fat King" for the children present.

(Provided by the Ministry of Education)

In his speech, Pan Wenzhong mentioned that the impact of the epidemic in 2011 highlighted the importance of professional services in public libraries.

Among them, professional and convenient online services have driven "e-books" to become a new reading trend. The number of books borrowed throughout the year reached 8.06 million, a substantial increase of 122.04% over 2010.

Moreover, the National Library and Public Libraries played a leading role during the epidemic, which was recognized by the International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) of the American Library Association as "Best Practices of World Libraries During the Epidemic Prevention Period in 2022".

Zeng Shuxian, director of the National Library of China, expressed the hope that through innovative reading promotion activities and digital learning content, it will break through the traditional thinking of reading promotion, continue to ignite people's enthusiasm for reading, and create a reading activity for all people who can enjoy and enjoy it from 0 to 100 years old.

For the first time this year, international libraries in 10 countries were invited to display 14 reading posters, and a number of international professional librarians were invited to Taiwan to participate. By displaying and explaining the reading promotion posters of various countries, the opportunities for Taiwan and international librarians to observe, communicate and learn were enhanced.

The Ministry of Education stated that in addition to the book exchange fun, scholarly market, rap stories and street performances and other highlights, there will also be "Picture Books of the Years" - "Every Shu Day Is a Good Day" at the National Library of China and its surrounding squares tomorrow. "New Book Sharing Session" and "Literary Practice and Enthusiasm—British Brigitte Lin's Writing Road from "Inside the Window" to "Qingxia's Essays"" will bring you a rich reading feast.

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