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Inauguration of the 20th "Reading Festival" in Irbid

Inauguration of the 20th "Reading Festival" in Irbid

The District Administrator of Bani Obaid, Dr. Ali Hawamdeh, inaugurated the "Reading for All" festival for this year at the Irbid Cultural Center on Sunday, in the presence of a crowd of writers, intellectuals, and citizens.

Irbid Director of Culture, Dr. Sultan Al-Zghoul, stated that the festival includes a variety of titles across cultural genres, noting that this year is distinguished by a large collection of diverse children's books and stories, as well as books related to Jordanian narrative.

He added that the Jordanian Family Library Festival aims to enhance community awareness, spread knowledge, and encourage various segments of society to read, noting that the exhibition ensures different titles in various knowledge and cultural fields, philosophy, history, and diverse children's stories.

Al-Zghoul indicated that the books are sold at nominal prices to make them accessible to everyone, with the aim of encouraging families and children to acquire books and promote a culture of reading among all.

On another note, the Al-Hussein Bin Talal Library at Yarmouk University hosted the "Reading for All" festival in its 20th edition, which is organized annually by the Ministry of Culture, where the exhibition was inaugurated by its President, Dr. Malik Al-Sharairi, in the presence of library and ministry staff and university students.

Al-Sharairi emphasized the importance of spreading awareness and developing the intellect of the emerging generation, a role fulfilled by the Ministry of Culture, represented by its directorates spread across the governorates.

He pointed out the university and library's keenness to cooperate with various national institutions and carry out joint activities aimed at building an educated and conscious society. He noted that the university is committed, through the diverse titles contained in the exhibition for readers, to encouraging the culture of reading. It is noteworthy that Irbid hosts 5 branches of the exhibition, including the Irbid Cultural Center, Arar Cultural House, Al-Hussein Bin Talal Library at Yarmouk University, Irbid University College for Girls, and the Mazar Al-Shamali Youth Center. The exhibition continues for 5 days and is open to the public.

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