Books are like a window onto another world – with each new page, they introduce us to new people, new cultures and new ideas.
Every year, on 23 April, UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day to recognize the power of books as a bridge between generations and across cultures.
This date holds immense symbolism in world literature, marking the death of several renowned authors, including William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
- Theme 2025 :
"Read your way."
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"World Book Day is an opportunity to celebrate the power of the written word and defend books as symbols of hope and dialogue."
UN
This date was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.
To date, UNESCO has designated 25 World Book Capitals, from Madrid, Spain, in 2001, to Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,in 2025. This year, the Brazilian city is implementing a project that underlines how books can bring about social change – for example, through literacy, education and poverty eradication – and create sustainable economic benefits.
- Google Doodle : St George's Day 2025
Google Doodle: St George's Day
St. George became a heroic figure of legend who was declared Patron Saint of England in 1348.
Of course teachers and students already know the legend of St. George. Remember here
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- San Jordi festivity (Catalonia)
World Book and Copyright Day takes place today, with festivities such as the Catalan Sant Jordi – to mark Saint George's Day, in honour of Catalonia's patron saint.
World Book and Copyright Day is an opportunity to recognize the power of books to change our lives for the better and to support books and those who produce them.
Teachers and parents can start enjoying this lovely day by making Sant Jordi crafts with their students or children and telling them the Legend of Sant Jordi using the printable coloring sheet.
- Education:
April is a month full of good things to celebrate about literature.
April 23 Shakespeare death and April 22 Cervantes death. It's a day where books are the center of activities in schools and at home or virtual events all around the world.
April 2nd was Christian Andersen's birthday and International Children's Book Day.
Reading a book is, in our days, a large concept to adults and to children. All formats are available for those who love to read.
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The goal is to engage people in reading, and to have fun doing so!
The book covers are incredibly important and play a vital role in our buying decisions. We’re all extremely judgmental about covers.
Books and reading comfort us and offers and escapism, we’ve all needed some times. We're always glad to see when a title has been well presented, as a good cover can make or break a title.
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- Activities:
Teachers will find different ideas and some funny activities to motivate their students to read and to love books on this blog.
You can also organize different events at your school:
- Give a little flower to every student who enter at the school library to get a book or e-book to read!
- Relay readings of books and plays;
- Distribution of bookmarks;
- Reading contests. Announcement of the winners of school literary competitions. Students love contests!
- Take this opportunity to let your students discover something new from what they're used to read. Surprise them! ;
- Ask your students to leave a book on a park bench, metro or bus seat with a note saying “Happy Book and Copyright Day !”;
- Find out how to send to students old books to schools and libraries in countries facing a post-disaster situation. Mozambique for exemple. They love this activity;
- Educate students on books pirating: the respect for copyright encourages the dissemination of knowledge and rewards their creators and publishers;
- Educate them never throw away their books, getting them or the school involved in local community or online book swapping and donation campaigns and initiatives.
- Plan local reading events in schools and libraries and invite a famous guest to read. Authors are welcome at school, always.
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"Books, in all their forms, allow us to learn and to keep ourselves informed. They also entertain us and help us to understand the world. For books to be able to unleash their full potential, it is essential that they reflect the linguistic diversity of our world. However, this is far from being the case today; the majority of works are published in just a handful of languages."
Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General
G-Souto
23.04.2025
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