What is the theme of World Book Day 2020? Take stock of previous World Book Day themes

Introduction: April 23rd every year is World Book Day. On this day, the United Nations will launch a theme, allowing countries around the world to carry out activities about reading according to the theme, so that people can pay attention to reading, raise awareness of reading, and understand The meaning of reading. So, what is the theme of World Book Day 2020? Here is my inventory of previous World Book Day themes, come and take a look.

What is the theme of World Book Day 2020?

The theme of World Book Day 2020 is: universal reading in cities, and cities full of care.

Each year, UNESCO and international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry – publishers, booksellers and libraries – nominate a city as the World Book Capital. Starting from April 23 of each year, the selected city will enjoy this title for one year.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was selected because the city attaches great importance to inclusive education, actively builds a knowledge-based society, and provides reading convenience for all citizens.

Kuala Lumpur has proposed the slogan "KL Baca – caring through reading" (KL Baca – caring through reading), focusing on four themes: promoting the diversification of reading forms, developing book industry infrastructure, and improving the quality of reading. Inclusivity and accessibility in digital spaces, and promoting child development through reading. In addition, Kuala Lumpur also plans to build a book city (Kota Buku complex), launch a reading event for train commuters, improve the digital services and accessibility of the National Library of Malaysia for people with disabilities, and provide 12 high-end libraries in poor residential areas in Kuala Lumpur. Libraries offer new digital services.

With the theme of "City Universal Reading, City Full of Care", Kuala Lumpur aims to cultivate a culture of reading and tolerance, emphasizing that reading is very convenient in any corner of the city. Kuala Lumpur’s ambitious “World Book Capital” plan is closely linked to the city’s Vision 2020 and the “River of Life” eco-city project. The River of Life project plans to build an open-air bookstore and library on a newly restored waterway in Kuala Lumpur.

Purpose

The purpose of World Book Day is to hope that people scattered around the world, whether you are old or young, whether you are poor or poor, Wealthy, whether you are sick or healthy, you can enjoy reading, you can respect and thank the masters of literature, culture, science, and thought who have made great contributions to human civilization, and you can protect intellectual property rights.

On this day every year, more than 100 countries around the world hold various celebrations and book promotion activities. However, this day is not widely known in our country. In the past two years, some publishing houses and bookstores have begun to carry out some activities. Charity activities.

Take stock of previous World Book Day themes

Reading, It's my right--2018

Page 23, fourth line--2016 (China)

Books for All -2015

The Earth and Me - 2014

Embrace spring and chase dreams - 2013

Reading makes our world richer - 2012

Let us move towards a reading society together - 2010

Let us grow together in reading - 2009

World Book Day Promotion Slogan

1. Advocate learning, morality, innovation and transcendence

2. Carry forward the spirit of innovation and promote catch-up development

3. Improve learning ability and promote innovation and excellence< /p>

4. Establish a good reading habit and improve the civilized quality of citizens

5. Read excellent books to cultivate noble sentiments

6. Read every page and renovate every day.

7. Reading improves the taste of the city, and seeking knowledge enriches a wonderful life.

8. Read excellent books and cultivate noble sentiments.

9. Reading and dreams go hand in hand, and Longjiang walks with the world.

10. Read the world, read the future, and taste Longjiang.

About reading mottos

Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.

There are roads in the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.

Read thousands of volumes and write like a master.

Any valuable knowledge I have learned is from self-study. --Darwin

If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable.

Black-haired people don’t know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. --Yan Zhenqing

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool; if people do not learn, they will not know righteousness.

Read good books, read well, read well. --Bing Xin