Content tagged World Book Capital City
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- Applications Open: UNESCO World Book Capital 2023
The call for applications for the title of UNESCO World Book Capital City 2023 is open. IFLA encourages cities with cities with strong and innovative policies supporting books and readings to...
News - 12 March 2021
Tags: Literacy, Reading, UNESCO World Book Capital, World Book Capital, World Book Capital City, Literacy and Reading
- Call for Candidates for World Book Capital 2022 Open
Interested cities and towns have until 25 June 2020 in order to submit their candidacies to be UNESCO World Book Capital 2020. IFLA encourages libraries to approach their local authorities to...
News - 27 January 2020
Tags: UNESCO World Book Capital, World Book Capital, World Book Capital City, Literacy and Reading
- Tbilisi to be World Book Capital 2021
UNESCO has announced that Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, will be World Book Capital 2021. IFLA is looking forward to working with the authorities and libraries there to show the power of our...
News - 29 November 2019
Tags: Georgia, UNESCO World Book Capital, World Book Capital, World Book Capital City, Literacy and Reading
- Sharjah named World Book Capital 2019
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) was named World Book Capital for the year 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee which met at the...
News - 27 June 2017
Tags: World Book Capital City
- UNESCO announces Conakry (Republic of Guinea) as World Book Capital 2017
Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named World Book Capital for 2017. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 June during a meeting at UNESCO...
News - 28 July 2015
Tags: World Book Capital City
- UNESCO announces Wroclaw (Poland) as World Book Capital 2016
The city of Wroclaw (Poland) has been named World Book Capital for 2016. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 24 June during a meeting at UNESCO’s headquarters...
News - 27 June 2014
Tags: Poland, UNESCO, World Book Capital City
- UNESCO announces Incheon (Republic of Korea) as World Book Capital 2015
Yesterday, UNESCO announced that the city of Incheon (Republic of Korea) was named World Book Capital for the year 2015. The Selection Committee, which met on 16 July at the UNESCO...
News - 24 July 2013
Tags: Republic of Korea, UNESCO, World Book Capital City