May 18 2024
ABU DHABI: The ‘Library on Wheels’ initiative, operated by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), will continue its tour of the emirate on a year-long basis. This comes after a series of successful pop-ups at schools and […]
AL AIN: MAKTABA, the library management section of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), launched ‘Treasuries of Knowledge in 50 Years‘, an exhibition aimed at outlining the history of UAE libraries over the past […]
BOLOGNA: As part of Sharjah’s Guest of Honour programme at the ongoing 59th edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), the emirate is organising a series of workshops led by Emirati children’s literature illustrators to impart new techniques and […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah is all set to take centre stage as Guest of Honour at the 59th edition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), which continues until March 24 in the Italian city, Bologna. The emirate’s distinguished status at the book […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah Book Authority’s (SBA) global campaign ‘Into Books’ has scooped three big awards at the prestigious Dubai Lynx 2022 – two gold and one bronze in the categories ‘Film’ and ‘Film Craft’. Carrying the slogan ‘If you’re into something, […]
DUBAI: The journey of Expo 2020 Dubai is to be commemorated in a series of luxury books, with the first four on sale now. The coffee-table-style books, which have been launched in collaboration with high-end publisher Assouline, focus on areas […]
Over 400 books were swapped between pupils during this unique initiativeSuccessful project was organised by The Aspen Heights British School in Abu DhabiThe project promoted reading as an important life skill and was aligned with the school’s eco-school values Abu […]
DUBAI: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature welcomed child authors of the winning stories in the Voices of Future Generations for the Middle East Region competition for the launch of their book; an anthology called Young Voices of Arabia 2021. […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah, the 2019 UNESCO World Book Capital, has hosted representatives from most UNESCO-designated World Book Capital cities to reflect on their individual stories and discuss strategies to strengthen their legacy while sharing their experiences with future holders of the […]
SHARJAH: The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is set to showcase a staggering 15 million books from 1,576 publishing houses in its upcoming 40th edition. Among these books coming to the much-awaited global event, which will be held under the […]
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has revealed the 302 books will benefit from more than AED2.3 million in grants through its “Spotlight on Rights” programme. The announcement was made at this year’s Al Ain Book Fair […]
