On april 20-30, in the context of the national reading week, Assabil is offering a rich and varied program for children and gown-ups. About 40 events are organized: reading activities (an activity dealing with Amharic language), meetings with writers for young audiences, puppet shows, a movie based on a novel, artistic activities (crafts and origami), musical activities, book fair in a garden… More than 950 children and many adults are welcome in Beirut public libraries network.
The end of the week holds a surprise to regular readers. The three biggest borrowers in each of the three libraries will be honored, in the presence of the Mayor of Beirut and the Minister of Culture.