The Director General of Reading Promotion and Cultural Affairs of the National Public Libraries Institution said: “The eighteenth issue of the book “White Hedwig” for children and adolescents will be unveiled at the book fair and will be available to those interested.”
Director General of Reading Promotion and Cultural Affairs of the Public Libraries Institution of the CountryMohammad Reza Asfari, on Wednesday, May 12, at the closing ceremony of the second national children’s and youth poetry and story festival “My Friend, the Book” in Hamedan Province, referred to the change in the approach of the public libraries institution over the past few years and its transformation into a service-oriented institution, stating: Nearly 60 services are provided in central and provincial libraries, and some of these services are specifically for children and adolescents. For less than three years, the “White Hood” project has been planned in various dimensions for children and adolescents’ activities.
Director General of Reading Promotion and Cultural Affairs of the Public Libraries Institution of the CountryPointing out that special libraries for children and teenagers are operating in this field under the name of White Hedhog, and mobile libraries are also decorated with the same name, he added: “In the second phase, there is the magazine and book White Hedhog, issue 18 of which will be on display at the book fair.” It will be unveiled and made available to those interested. In the next step, the biennial White Hood Festival, which is one of the most popular festivals of the Public Library Organization, will be held virtually and in person. In addition, the White Hood TV program will be broadcast on the network. The child has been released.
Asfari stated that the public library institution offers attractive and special services that are almost free of charge. Promoting the culture of library use is being diligently pursued.
Director General of Reading Promotion and Cultural Affairs of the Public Libraries Institution of the CountryStating that moving towards creating cultural justice throughout the country is the approach of the library institution, he continued: “We are trying to provide public library services both in the capital and among the dear and hardworking nomads in order to provide equal access to facilities, and in this A plan is currently being implemented to provide services to nomads.
The Director General of the National Public Libraries Institution, who continued by mentioning the activities of 7,500 librarians in about 4,000 libraries, stated that librarians are at the forefront of providing services and said: Festivals such as the Razavi Festival, White Hood, and other titles that are currently being held are being closely followed.
The Governor of Hamedan also said: “We should be proud of the country’s history and civilization and what has been preserved over the centuries. During the Sacred Defense era, ancient literature strengthened the sense of belonging to values and beliefs in teenage and young warriors.”
Alireza Ghasemifarzad added: “Today, if our country is stable and secure, it is due to the efforts of the past and the present generation who were able to be effective in preserving and promoting the Iranian-Islamic culture. Basically, personality and education in childhood, preschool and elementary school are innate.” A pure human being is influenced by many things, such that what we learned in the form of poetry and stories during childhood and adolescence,
Stating that art in the form of poetry, stories, paintings, calligraphy, and films can instill very valuable concepts in human beings, he noted: “Culture-building activists in the field of children and adolescents should pay special attention to national and religious culture.” We have had great poets throughout the centuries, such as Hafez, Saadi, and Baba Taher, who are outstanding and unparalleled in the world. These greats are considered our cultural and literary honors.
The Governor of Hamedan stated that in order to continue this chain, this precious treasure must be preserved for today’s and tomorrow’s generations, so that the noble cultural literature is adapted to the language of today’s literature and taught to children and adolescents, and said: “Cyberspace is a great harm that During this time, satirical and irrelevant content that is not in line with our culture is being transmitted to young people and adolescents. Literary figures, poets, and writers can create a distance between adolescents and young people and cyberspace in innovative ways.
He emphasized that the oppressed children of Gaza should not be forgotten, but rather the oppression of the innocent children who were dragged into the dust and blood should be reflected in the literature of the resistance. That is why the role of poets and writers in strengthening and transmitting this culture is very vital.
The Director General of Hamadan Provincial Public Libraries also stated that 850 works from 31 provinces were submitted and judged in the “My Book Friend” National Poetry and Story Festival, and a total of 42 people will be honored as winners in this ceremony. He said: “The goal of this festival is to Identifying talents and cultivating ideas is in line with enriching and promoting Iranian culture and literature.
Atefeh Zarei, pointing out that the goal of this festival is also to provide a realistic understanding of children’s and adolescents’ literature and to continuously strive to discover their potential capacities and capabilities, noted: “Support, guidance, and leadership are the pillars of the adolescent generation that… A thinker should search, read, ask, write, and stand on the feet of his country’s culture.
He stated: “Given the mission and mission of the National Public Libraries Institution to promote the culture of reading and studying, literary gatherings were launched, and from this gathering, the “National Poetry and Story Festival of My Friend the Book” was born.”
Zarei continued by stating that the closing ceremony of the first edition of the Doost Man Book Festival was held in July 1402 and today, May 12, 1403, we are witnessing the holding of the second closing ceremony: For this reason, the special section of the second edition of the festival was defined with a focus on the Quran and the progeny of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Stating that 19 provinces participated in the first stage of the My Book Friend Festival and 31 provinces participated in the second stage, he said: “The strength of this festival is the presence of prominent literary figures as judges of this festival, each of whom we should appreciate.”
The Director General of Hamadan Provincial Public Libraries stated that this festival has 37 winners in the two poetry and story sections, and a total of 42 people will be honored, and said: “I hope that by deeply and realistically understanding children and adolescents and by sharing personal knowledge, we will witness their growth.” Let us be the prosperity and sustainability of children’s and adolescent literature.