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World Book
and
Copyright Day
"WHY READING IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!
More than ever, at a time where most of the schools around the world are closed and people are having to limit their time spent outside, the power of books should be leveraged to combat isolation, reinforce ties between people, expand our horizons, while stimulating our minds and creativity.
During the month of April and all year round, it is critical to take the time to read on your own or with your children. It is a time to celebrate the importance of reading, foster children's growth as readers and promote a lifelong love of literature and integration into the world of work.
Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite distance, and we can travel thanks to imagination. From April 1st to 23rd, UNESCO will share quotes, poems and messages to symbolize the power of books and encourage reading as much as possible. By creating a sense of community through the shared readings and the shared knowledge, readers around the world can connect and mutually help curb loneliness.
In such circumstances, we invite students, teachers, readers from around the world as well as the book industry and library services to testify and express their love for reading.(…)"
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"MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL
"Books have the unique ability both to entertain and to teach.
They are at once a means of exploring realms beyond our personal experience through exposure to different authors, universes and cultures, and a means of accessing the deepest recesses of our inner selves."
— Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day 2020" (in https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday)
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