World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is an annually event on April 23rd, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing and copyright. World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995. Serious Activities will be held in celebration of the festival.
The 8th Scholarly China • Beijing Reading Festival is kicked off throughout the city. Beijing Association for Collegiate Reading and Beijing Association for Primary and Secondary School Reading are stirring up a spree of reading on campus and in schoolyards. Here list several representative activities.
01
Season Post Office—Books Recommendation Activity in hundreds of universities nationwide
Time: March 20~ April 30, 2018
Venue: on hundreds of campuses nationwide
Content: Inside hundreds of universities install Season Post Offices. Participants are expected to deliver "Postcards of Books Recommendation" to one another. During the activity, you can make new friends with both people and books, and other activities such as Readers in the Same City, Meet You and Your Books, Book List of the City, Read Together for Half a Month, etc. are looking forward to your participation.
02
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications—Reading Marathon
Time: 9:00~ 18:00, April 22
Venue: The teaching building of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Content: The 2nd Reading Marathon Activity, held by Yiyou Book Association, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, will open on campus.
03
People’s Public Security University of China---- Gains and Losses Shared by a Screenwriter of Dream of the Red Chamber
Time: 18:30, April 21, 2018
Venue: Muxidi Campus of the People’s Public Security University of China
Content: The activity will invite Mr. Zhou Ling, a screenwriter of Dream of the Red Chamber (1987 TV Series) to the campus to share his stores themed Gains and Losses of a Dream of the Red Chamber Screenwriter with the youth.
04
Beijing Language and Culture University---- Talk about Your Stories with Books
Time: Starting from April, 2018
Venue: Online
Content: Beijing Language and Culture University starts the online articles solicitation activity “Talk about Your Stories with Books” towards all the faculty and students of the university, encouraging them to share classics, thoughts and book reviews.
05
Capital Normal University---- Chinese Classical Belles Lettres Recitation Contest
Time: April, 2018
Venue: Capital Normal University
Content: The contestants can either do a solo or cooperate with a partner to recite a Chinese Classical Belles Lettre, shoot it into a video and submit it to the appointed website. The prizes will be discussed and decided by the related school-class committee afterwards.
06
Beijing University of Agriculture---- Reading Marathon
Time: April 23, 2018
Venue: Library of the Beijing University of Agriculture
Content: Inside the library install a marathon substation of the Beijing Reading Festival, in which invites all the faculty and students of the university to participate.
University of International Business and Economics---- Poetry Contest
Time: 18:00~ 20:00, April 20, 2018
Venue: Library of the University of International Business and Economics
Content: The final round of the Campus Poetry Contest will be held in the University of International Business and Economics prior to the World Book and Copyright Day, before which the top 4 groups have been elected through the first and second competition.