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| The festival attracting a large number of students |
Attending the event were Associate Professor Dr. Pham Minh Tuan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review magazine and President of Vietnam Publishers Association; Major General Ngo Nam Cuong, a deputy to the 16th National Assembly and Deputy Commander of Military Region 4. Representing the city were Mr. Nguyen Chi Tai, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hue City; and Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho, former Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and former Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee (now Hue City).
At the festival, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoai, Member of the Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Secretary of Hue City Youth Union and President of Vietnam Youth Federation of Hue City, launched a campaign to promote reading culture among Youth Union members and young people. He encouraged every young person to develop a daily reading habit.
Youth Union chapters were encouraged to maintain book collections and reading clubs, organize book-sharing and exchange activities, and bring books to disadvantaged children and young people. They were also urged to promote reading culture on digital platforms, guide young people in making effective use of digital books, documents and learning materials, and combine reading with developing skills to search for and select reliable information.
To promote reading culture, advance digital transformation and expand community access to knowledge, Vietnam Digital Library Joint Stock Company (ViLIB) is working with the city to implement a cooperation program on developing reading culture and Digital Knowledge Spaces.
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| Vietnam Digital Library Joint Stock Company presenting a Digital Knowledge Space to young people in Hue City |
Under the program, ViLIB will provide free access to its digital library platform for 12 months, along with a shared collection of approximately 3,000 digital books, documents, textbooks and learning materials. The support also covers setting up digital knowledge spaces, training, communications and reader development activities. With a total support value of nearly VND 14 billion per year, the initiative aims to help build a modern learning environment and encourage self-directed and lifelong learning within the community.
As part of the festival, Vietnam Publishers Association donated books to Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted. Alumni of Quoc Hoc and the University of Finance - Marketing also presented scholarships to students at high schools across the city in recognition of outstanding academic achievements and efforts to overcome difficulties.
The festival also featured a discussion titled ‘Spreading Knowledge - Promoting Reading Culture’, with the speakers including Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho and Mr. Nguyen Canh Binh, Chairman of AlphaBooks & Omega+. They shared insights on books, learning experiences and personal development, helping inspire a love of reading among young people.