In conjunction with the UAE Reading Month and its 100 Events
The National Library and Archives Organizes an Internal Book Fair and Receives Delegations of Student

The National Library and Archives organized a book fair at its headquarters, as part of the activities of its program in the UAE Reading Month. Many libraries and publishing houses participated in it, and displayed many national and cultural books and publications that witnessed a high turnout with the staff members and visitors. At the same time, many school students visited the fair, and the National Library and Archives organized for them reading workshops on the book: (Zayed from Challenges to Union).
About the fair, Mr. Farhan Al-Marzouqi, Director of Corporate and Community Outreach Department at the National Library and Archives, said: “The book fair has become an annual tradition organized by the National Library and Archives at its headquarters in conjunction with the UAE Reading Month, and as it was successful in the previous years, received a huge demand for reading and purchasing of national, cultural and scientific publications offered by the participating publishing houses and libraries, and in addition to its great impact in promoting the culture of reading, all that made us more keen to organize it this year as a part of the activities announced by the National Library and Archives in its busy program that will be implemented during the days of the UAE Reading Month.”
He added: “The book fair, organized by the National Library and Archives over a period of three days, is a window to the most prominent publications that contribute to educating the staff members, enriching their knowledge and encouraging them for serious and useful reading. At the same time, this fair integrates its richness with the rest of the activities of the UAE Reading Month by reflecting the contribution the National Library and Archives in the cultural and intellectual movement in the UAE.”
Al-Marzouqi praised the cooperation shown by the participating publishing houses and libraries and pointed out that this cultural event has also witnessed student scientific visits to the National Library and Archives.
It is noteworthy that the most prominent participants in the book fair were: All Prints, Dar Al Saada Bookstore, Al Safa Book Shop, Hekayat Bookstore, University Bookshop and others. On the first day of the fair, the National Library and Archives received student visits from the Higher College of Technology, and Halima Al Saadia and Hamouda Bin Ali Abu Dhabi schools and organized reading workshops for the students on the book: (Zayed from Challenges to Union), which is considered one of the most important national publications and inculcates the national identity in their hearts. This will contribute in instilling the passion for reading among these generations, and establishes a positive reading as a sustainable societal culture in them. All lies within the core of interest of the National Library and Archives in creating a sound national upbringing of the coming generations.