Ulaanbaatar
National Book Fair to Be Held
Society
Ulaanbaatar, April 22, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The National Book
Fair will be held under the auspices of Speaker of the State Great Khural
G.Zandanshatar at Sukhbaatar Square in May.
In the framework of the
implementation of the Law on Public Holidays and Celebrations, the long-term
development policy of Mongolia ‘Vision-2050’, and Decree No.158 issued by the
President of Mongolia, the Fair is organized on a wider scale to promote
public reading, enrich the collection being kept by libraries, support children's
and youth's desire to learn and disseminate knowledge.
The “Nomiin Ertunts” NGO, together
with book publishers and authors have been organizing the Book Fair twice a
year in May and September since 2007, providing readers the opportunity to
personally meet with their favorite writers, and publishing companies and purchase
books at a discounted price.
With an aim to promote
reading, the Book Fair brings together a large number of book lovers,
authors, publishing companies, and artists for various book-related activities,
such as author talks, discussions, performances, book signings, Meet the Author
events, book exchange, and book launching events, and workshops, so on. The
annual Fair usually attracts around 30,000-40,0000 book lovers, 200
publishers, and 300 authors. According to the statistics, 95% of people who
visit the Fair buy books.
This year, the three-day
Book Fair will be organized under the motto of “Let’s Read More”. The
Fair, which aims to spread the culture of books, and make children and
young people fall in love with books has grown into a major cultural event that people await. In recent years, organizers have been working to introduce
Mongolian books and culture to the world by inviting international writers.
MONTSAME National News Agency, which publishes weekly papers in Mongolian, English, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese languages, as well as the Khumuun Bichig newspaper in traditional Mongol script and Mongolia Today magazine in English, will take part in this year's Book Fair as an official media partner.
