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INDUSTRY RELEASE
NATIONAL BOOK WEEK CELEBRATES THE BOOKS OF OUR LIVES
Johannesburg, South Africa (07 August 2013) -- National Book
Week will be celebrated from 2
- 7 September 2013 across the country. Schools, libraries,
municipalities and provinces will all
be hosting diverse activities to highlight the books of our
lives and the value reading adds to
our lives.
This South African Book Development Council (SABDC) initiative,
in association with the
Department of Arts and Culture, aims to promote the joy of
reading among South Africans of all
ages.
The main event will be hosted in the Eastern Cape from the 5 7
Septemberin Port Elizabeth
(now known as Nelson Mandela Bay). The event will take place at
the Red Location Precinct in
New Brighton. The main event is co-hosted with the Eastern Cape
Department of Sports,
Recreation, Arts and Culture and the Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality.
The Book Industry and the general public are urged to help
foster a love of reading among all
South Africans, contributing to a higher level of literacy while
opening up new worlds and
possibilities with the power of the written word.
The South African Book Development Council urges South Africans
to take responsibility to get
others reading.
We all stand to gain. We'll have a more informed citizenry, able
to actively participate in all
aspects of life. And when people feel their worth, we are likely
to see less crime, greater social
cohesion and elements of a winning nation, says Elitha van der
Sandt, CEO of the SABDC.
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Look around you. We all have people around us who never owned a
book. Go out and buy
them a book. Not any book, a book that is relevant to their
lives, a book that is easy to
understand and most likely to make a difference in their lives,
she adds.
National Book Week is fast becoming a premium reading event and
a corporate social
investment tool for the book sector.
National Book Week Activities at Red Location include:
Exhibitions The everpopularMagic Tent with loads of activities
for children A minimum of 6 schools visiting per day Poetry and
Hip-Hop sessions Information sessions and workshops Authors
programme Ambassadormotivational talks and reading to youth and
children Book Discussion Programmes with schools
Regional activities
A number of regional activities will be hosted in the Eastern
Cape with the ProvincialDepartment of Sports, Recreation, Arts and
Culture
The Western Cape Library Services will be hosting a National
Book Week programmein Atlantis through the Office of the MEC for
Cultural Affairs and Sports.
Grahamstown will host a Childrens Literature Festival in
conjuction with Puku IsiXhosaStory Festival from 06-08 September,
as part of their celebrations for National Book
Week.
Kalahari.Com will have a 30% sale on all their local books
during National Book Weekand will donate a number of Gobii
e-readers as giveaways to National Book Week, as
part of their support for the campaign.
Mini-National Book Week in Ntabankulu (rural Eastern Cape) from
02 September.Activities include book debates, reading and
poetry.
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Opening of a Modular Library in Herschel from 05-07 September
and the activitiesinclude Book Discussions and Orphanage
visits.
The South African Book Development Council is also proud to
announce a new partnership
with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for National
Book Week 2013.
As the reading culture remains minimal, DCS is working towards
promoting a culture of reading
and writing in their correctional centers and to project reading
as a fun activity that expands
horizons of knowledge for both offenders and officials.
The Department finds itself very fortunate to partner with the
SABDC in order to achieve
Rehabilitation through the culture of reading and writing.
For more information contact the SABDC offices at:
021-914-8626
[email protected]
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