{"id":1075,"date":"2012-03-10T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2012-04-21T17:33:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T13:33:41","slug":"yerevan-world-book-capital-2012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/yerevan-world-book-capital-2012-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yerevan World Book Capital 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The schedule of events for Yerevan World Book Capital 2012 places a special emphasis on children and young adults as carriers of knowledge into the future. Many programs will be organized to help instill the love of reading, reciting, writing and even learning how to publish and print books for children. Events such as, \u201cGive us Books, Wings to Fly\u201d, \u201cI Am Creating a Book\u201d, \u201cReturning Books Back to Children\u201d and \u201cColorful Books\u201d, will be geared to reach this objective.
\nConferences, symposiums and exhibitions will discuss issues related to copyright, translation, freedom of speech, genocide and internationally renowned works of literature. Special events will be organized for libraries and librarians, who continue to be mediators between writers and readers. These programs will allow an exchange of knowledge and information and become the conduits for change in an ever-changing and fast-paced world. Books written about cinema, music and other art forms will be highlighted through exhibitions, seminars and film premiers. Creating bridges of new technologies, ideas and innovations will be the main rallying points. After 70 years of Soviet rule, when even literature was legislated, Yerevan World Book Capital 2012 will mark a turning point for Armenia and the region in general. It will bring together writers, journalists, publishers, librarians, booksellers and lovers of books from all over the world in a location where there is a thirst for knowledge and information. In cooperation with international partners, Yerevan World Book Capital 2012 promises to turn a new page in our book history.
\nThe city of Yerevan was chosen for the quality and variety of its programme, which is \u201cvery detailed, realistic and rooted in the social fabric of the city, focused on the universal and involving all the stakeholders involved in the book industry\u201d, according to the members of the selection committee.
\n\u201cI congratulate the city of Yerevan, which has presented a particularly interesting programme with many different themes, including the freedom of expression, as well as several activities for children, who will be the readers and authors of tomorrow\u201d, said Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO. \u201cMobilizing the entire world of books and reading, from authors to printers and publishers, will undoubtedly help to make the Yerevan programme a major success, with a sustainable impact,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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