Events(Vol.50 No.1)

Events(Vol.50 No.1)

The Grandest Reading Carnival inTaiwan Held in Da'an Park The National Central Library (NCL) hosted a Reading Carnival- the 2018 Taiwan Reading Festival on December 1 at Da'an Park. The event began with “Forest Chapter: Start Dreaming Parade.” The NCL Director-General Shu-hsien Tseng, the Ministry of Education's Director of Lifelong Education Yue-li Huang, and many other senior officials lead a procession of more than 500 ardent readers. After the parade was the opening ceremony for the Reading Carnival, as well as the award ceremony for outstanding contributions to libraries. The Minister of Education Jiunn-rong Yeh participated in the opening ceremony and presented the 2018 Outstanding Contribution to Libraries Awards at the ceremony. In his remarks, Minister Yeh stated that one of the most important things that supports human life is reading. He also gave his blessing on public libraries in Taiwan for their outstanding success in promoting reading. These efforts have resulted in the public relying much more on libraries.