Promoting the organization of propaganda for Vietnam Book Day and Reading Culture

Issue Document No. 116-CV/BTGDVTU dated April 17, 2025 on promoting the organization and promotion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day.

In recent years, Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day has been increasingly organized extensively, practically, meaningfully, professionally with the response and close coordination of units and localities along with many rich, diverse and attractive activities; many good models, creative ways of doing things with reading promotion programs have created a cultural space that attracts the attention of the masses; creating cultural beauty, promoting reading habits, nurturing love of books, contributing to the goal of building a national value system, a cultural value system, a family value system and standards of Vietnamese people in the new era.

Pursuant to Official Dispatch No. 501-CV/BTGDVTW, dated April 14, 2025 of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission on promoting the organization and promotion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Education Commission requests units and localities, based on their functions, tasks and actual conditions, to continue to promote the organization and promotion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day with the following contents: Strengthening the leadership and direction of the Party and the management of the State in promulgating and implementing specific support policies and guidelines to promote reading culture, considering the development of reading culture as the responsibility of each unit, locality and the whole society. Researching and promoting the "All people read books" movement from the province to the grassroots level in many forms; improving the quality of content and form of publications; Encourage and promote the exploration and creativity of authors and translators, create the most favorable conditions for cultural, literary and artistic activities through mechanisms and policies; publish many good books, books with quality suitable to readers' needs. Diversify book genres, including printed books and e-books to meet the diverse tastes of readers.

Organize response activities such as information and propaganda about Vietnam Book Day and Reading Culture in newspapers and grassroots information systems through the implementation of specialized pages, columns, writing news, articles, and reports on the portals/websites of departments, branches, localities, on pages and groups of social networking platforms; set up billboards and posters on central routes of the City; integrate through meetings, cultural and sports activities.

Organize book displays and exhibitions at booths such as: books on the theme of Southern Liberation Day, National Reunification; books about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh; books about Vietnam's seas and islands; books about the province's political , economic, cultural and social achievements; children's books; new books in various fields; arranging art books... Organize multimedia mobile library vehicles at schools in the province in April 2025. Organize donations of books and reading equipment to give to poor children, support school libraries in remote areas. Organize "Customer Appreciation Month", "Book Release Week" by organizing exchanges with readers; introducing good books, selling books at preferential discounts for readers.

Pay attention to investing in building and upgrading the library system and reading spaces; invest in developing public libraries, school libraries, mobile libraries, digital libraries; form various reading clubs throughout society to increase access to books for the community, especially in remote areas. Create reading spaces in public places such as book streets, book roads, book parks... develop the habit of reading everywhere and create a lifelong learning environment for people, build a learning society, and improve people's knowledge.

Promote reading promotion activities, gradually promote the mass reading movement associated with lifelong learning through launching reading weeks, reading festivals, book introductions, author-work exchanges, book storytelling competitions and attractive reading promotion programs; events honoring books, awarding organizations and individuals with achievements in promoting reading culture... to foster reading habits from a young age, spreading the spirit of loving books in the community.

Promote reading skillseducation in schools and organize training courses for volunteers to support disadvantaged people to access books more effectively; focus on access to books for all ages, especially children and the elderly.

Promote the application of technology, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence (AI) to contribute to the development of reading culture, develop e-book stores, audiobooks, and online reading applications for people to easily access knowledge; organize book reading sessions, book fairs, and online book exhibitions to connect book lovers nationwide. Strengthen in-depth editing and apply modern technology to improve the quality of content and publication format.

Strengthen communication and promotion of reading culture, mobilize the effective participation of press agencies to promote and introduce good books and programs about books, inspire and spread messages about reading culture on mass media and social networking platforms in many different ways to a wide range of readers. Honor individuals and organizations that have made positive contributions to the development of reading culture to spread the meaning of reading in society.

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