Read books and spread reading culture: Read to live better

Children should be taken to bookstores more often so they enjoy reading books more than playing with their phones.

According to Ms. Phan Diem Thuy, Deputy Director of Binh Duong Provincial Library, in recent years, the Provincial Library has made many efforts to bring books to the people, through organizing propaganda and visual promotion activities, book contests, book and newspaper exhibitions, especially mobile service campaigns combining book service with propaganda and skill guidance, which have attracted a large number of interested readers.

These activities aim to build an open learning environment, promoting lifelong learning. In particular, the Provincial Library pays special attention to young readers, readers who are students.

This year, implementing the plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the 4th Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day in 2025; under the direction of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Binh Duong Provincial Library has deployed activities to celebrate Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day with the message "Reading Culture - Connecting the Community". In particular, the main activities are to promote the meaning of the 4th Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day in 2025; exhibition of new books, authors, works written about Binh Duong; exchange with the Family Reading Club; organize tours and extracurricular activities for 270 students of Petrus Ky Secondary and Primary School and schools, English centers, preschool children to participate in activities and read books at the Library; coordinate with high schools and universities to issue library cards to students, teachers, lecturers, etc.

Traditional books are still attractive to all ages. Photo: HONG THUAN

“Activities towards Vietnam Book Day aim to raise awareness among people about the value, role, significance and importance of books in social life. In addition, it honors those who participate in collecting, composing, publishing, preserving and promoting books; at the same time, it enhances the responsibility of all levels, sectors and social organizations in building and developing a reading culture, aiming to build a learning society, creating cultural beauty in social life”.

(Ms. Phan Diem Thuy, Deputy Director of Binh Duong Provincial Library)

In addition to the 2025 Book Promotion and Introduction Contest with the theme "50 years of the country blooming", the mobile book service program "Mobile library journey - Light of knowledge" phase 2 in 2025 will be held from April 17 to 25, combining activities and propaganda on topics such as: Access to libraries and effective reading skills; Training self-protection skills for students to prevent and combat school violence; preventing and combating drugs in schools; preventing accidents, injuries, drowning, and fires in primary and secondary schools in the province.

On this occasion, the Provincial Library also coordinated with the Engineering Officer School, the Cultural, Sports and Broadcasting Centers of districts and cities to organize book exhibitions and activities to serve the people to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South, National Reunification and respond to the Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21), World Book and Copyright Day (April 23)...

According to Dr. Ta Anh Thu, Head of the Department of Literature Pedagogy, Thu Dau Mot University, "Book and Reading Culture Day is not only an occasion to honor books, but also a gentle reminder of a quiet but lasting value: Read to understand, read to live better.

In a world that is too rushed and noisy, sitting down with the pages of a book is like a conversation with a confidant, and also like a dialogue with yourself. We listen to the voice of time, of people, of things that we thought were sleeping in our hearts. Books not only give us knowledge, but also remind us how to live kindly, courageously, and humanely - values ​​that never get old", Dr. Ta Anh Thu shared.

Currently, the Provincial Library is preserving about 600,000 copies of books. Over the past time, the Provincial Library has been changing, updating and supplementing electronic resources to meet the increasing needs of readers. Up to now, the Provincial Library has digitized over 20,000 pages of documents on Binh Duong geography; purchased access rights to about 2 million electronic documents and purchased copyrights for over 2,000 audiobooks to serve the library's readers.

QUYNH NHU

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